The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2351-2014·Announced 2014-09-10

Customed Recalls General Minor Packs Due to Potential Sterility Loss

Customed, Inc. is recalling General Minor Packs because packaging integrity may be compromised, potentially leading to product contamination or loss of sterility.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (loss of sterility/contamination) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling General Minor Packs, which are EO sterilized surgical convenient packs containing various medical supplies such as towels, gauze, blades, and suction tubes. The recall involves 25 lots and 4,275 units of product code 900-787.

The company determined that there is a possibility that packaging integrity may be compromised on different catalog numbers. This defect could result in an injury to the patient due to product contamination or loss of sterility condition.

The affected products were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States (specifically Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands) and in the countries of Tortola, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Consumers and healthcare facilities should stop using these products and contact Customed, Inc. for instructions on return or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
GENERAL MINOR PACK- (1) MAYO STAND COVER REINFORCED LIF (2) BOWL UTILITY 16oz LIF (1) TIP CAUTERY POLISHER LIF (3) TOWELS ABSORBENT 15" X 20" LIF (1) BOWL UTILITY 32oz (1) BAG SUTURE FLORAL (1) YANKAUER SUCTION TUBE WITHOUT VENT LIF (10) GAUZE SPONGES 4" X 4" 16PLY XRD LIF
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 900-787

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 2 states specifically:

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.

See all 233 products in this recall →