The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2423-2014·Announced 2014-09-10

Customed Recalls HIGADO & PANCREA PACK Due to Packaging Integrity Concerns

Customed, Inc. is recalling HIGADO & PANCREA PACK surgical kits 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 (sterile surgical pack) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for potential contamination or loss of sterility.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling the HIGADO & PANCREA PACK, a sterile surgical convenient pack containing various instruments, drapes, and supplies. The recall involves 18 lots and 738 units of the product, which is identified by product code 900-1966.

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 in the United States (nationwide, specifically Florida, Puerto Rico, and USVI) and in the countries of Tortola, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Mexico.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected HIGADO & PANCREA PACK units immediately. Users should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers listed in the recall notice and contact Customed, Inc. for instructions on how to return or dispose of the recalled products.

The recalled product

Product
HIGADO & PANCREA PACK - (1) BAG SUTURE FLORAL (2) YANKAUER SUCTION TUBE WITHOUT VENT (4) DRAPE UTILITY WITH TAPE (6) TOWELS CLOTH HUCK BLUE (1) SHEET DRAPE 41 " X 58" SMS (1) MAYO TRAY LARGE (1) TABLE COVER REINFORCED 50" X 90" (1) DRAPE INCISE ANTIMICROBIAL 23" X 17
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 900-1966

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 →