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Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Devices)·Z-2446-2014·Announced 2014-09-10

Customed Recalls Central Line Full Body Drapes Due to Packaging Integrity Concerns

Customed, Inc. is recalling Central Line Full Body Drapes 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 states the agency classification is Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling Central Line Full Body Drapes (Product code 900-2262) due to a potential compromise in packaging integrity. The recall affects 8 lots totaling 1,232 units. The affected lots are 112041231, 113036345, 113047112, 113078310, 113088797, 140111207, 140211823, and 140312128.

The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall. The company determined that the possibility of compromised packaging integrity could result in an injury to the patient due to product contamination or loss of sterility condition. The products are EO sterilized surgical convenient packs packaged into polyester/polyethylene breather bags with Tyvek double vents.

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. Users should stop using the affected products and contact Customed, Inc. for further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
CENTRAL LINE FULL BODY DRAPE CUSTOMED CONTENTS: (1) WRAPPER 30" X 30" (2) MASK SURGICAL W/ VISOR ANTI-FOG 160mm Hg (2) CAP NURSE 21" GREEN BOUFFANT (2) TOWELS ABSORBENT 15" X 20" (2) GOWN LARGE STANDARD SMS VELCRO/NECK (1) DRAPE SHEET 41" X 58" SMS (1) DRAPE BRACHIAL…
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 900-2262

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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