Customed Recalls EO Sterilized Surgical Towels Due to Packaging Integrity Concerns
Customed, Inc. is recalling 26 lots of EO sterilized surgical towels because packaging integrity may be compromised, potentially leading to loss of sterility and patient injury.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class I
Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Customed has determined that there is the possibility that packaging integrity may be compromised on different catalog numbers (multiple lots). This could result in an injury to the patient due to product contamination or loss of sterility…"
Plain-English summary
Customed, Inc. is recalling 26 lots of EO sterilized surgical towels (Product code 900-629) due to a potential compromise in packaging integrity. The affected products are 20" x 20" huck blue towels packaged in polyester/polyethylene breather bags with Tyvek double vents. The recall involves 3,875 units distributed worldwide, including the United States (nationwide, specifically Florida, Puerto Rico, and USVI) and several international locations such as Tortola, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
The recall was initiated because the company determined that the packaging integrity may be compromised on multiple lots. This defect could result in the loss of the product's sterile condition or product contamination, which poses a risk of injury to patients. The source text does not report any specific illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.
Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected lots immediately. The specific lot numbers involved are: 109061450, 109102339, 110030682, 110041125, 110071851, 110123058, 111020294, 111020444, 111040911, 111051251, 111092555, 111113133, 112010193, 112030734, 112072918, 112124704, 113036701, 113046967, 113047229, 113057748, 113088880, 131110309, 131110345, 140312179, 140513154, and 140613796.
The recalled product
- Product
- O.R. TOWELS- CUSTOMED- (6) TOWELS CLOTH HUCK BLUE ( I) WRAPPER 20" X 20 EO sterilized surgical convenient packs packaged into polyester/polyethylene breather bag with Tyvek double vents.
- Manufacturer
- Customed, Inc
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- Product code 900-629
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 233 recalled by Customed, Inc under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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