The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2478-2014·Announced 2014-09-10

Customed Recalls Arthroscopy Packs Due to Potential Packaging Integrity Issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling 63 arthroscopy 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 (injury due to contamination or loss of sterility) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 63 Arthroscopy Packs (Product Code 900-2609) due to a potential compromise in packaging integrity. The affected product consists of EO sterilized surgical convenient packs packaged into polyester/polyethylene breather bags with Tyvek double vents. The recall involves 7 specific lots, each containing 9 packs.

The recall was initiated because the compromised packaging could result in product contamination or a loss of sterility condition. This poses a risk of injury to patients who use the products. The affected lots 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.

Healthcare facilities and distributors should stop using the affected Arthroscopy Packs immediately. Users should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers listed in the recall notice: 131210795, 140111213, 140211829, 140312136, 140412660, 140513133, and 140513402. Affected products should be quarantined and returned to Customed, Inc. for credit or replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Arthroscopy Pack,900-2609, contains: (5) LAP SPONGE PREWASH 18" X 18" XRD (1) SHEET ARTHROSCOPY T STD SMS WITH POUCH (3) STRIPS TAPE 24" X 4" (1) U-DRAPE 60" X 70" WITH TAPE SPLIT (4) TOWELS ABSORBENT 15" X 20" (1) MAYO STAND COVER REINFORCED (1) TUBE SUCTION CONNECT Y4" X
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 900-2609

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 →