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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-2427-2014·Announced 2014-09-10

Customed Recalls O.B. Packs Due to Potential Packaging Integrity Issues

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

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 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling O.B. Packs (Product Code 900-2002) due to a determination that packaging integrity may be compromised across multiple catalog numbers and lots. The recall involves 23 lots and 1,396 units. The product consists of EO sterilized surgical convenient packs packaged into polyester/polyethylene breather bags with Tyvek double vents.

The recall is being conducted because the compromised packaging integrity could result in an injury to the patient due to product contamination or loss of sterility condition. The agency has classified this as a Class I recall.

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

The recalled product

Product
O.B. PACK - ( I) PVP SCRUB 8" STICK SPONGES ( I) UNDERBUTTOCK DRAPE WITH POUCH (2) LEGGINS WITH 7" CUFF 30" x 42" ( I) DRAPE ABDOMINAL WITH TAPE LIF ( I) VAGINAL PACKING SPONGEXRD ( I) BOWL WITH LID PLASTIC 80oz ( I) RECEIVING BLANKET 100% COTTON (I) BABY BLANKET POLY…
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 900-2002

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 →

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