The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Devices)·Z-2483-2014·Announced 2014-09-10

Customed recalls surgical drapes due to potential packaging integrity issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling EO sterilized surgical 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 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Customed has determined that there is the possibility that packaging integrity may be compromised on different catalog numbers (multiple lots). This could result in an injury to the patient due to product contamination or loss of sterility…"

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling specific lots of the LAP Abdom w/pouch Customed code 900-2619. This product consists of EO sterilized surgical convenient packs, including a drape and a wrapper, packaged into polyester/polyethylene breather bags with Tyvek double vents. The recall involves two lots (131211019 and 140312150) totaling 288 packed units.

The recall was initiated because Customed determined there is a possibility that packaging integrity may be compromised. This defect could result in product contamination or a loss of sterility condition, which poses a risk of injury to patients. 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.

Healthcare facilities and consumers should stop using the affected lots immediately. Users should check their inventory for the specific lot numbers 131211019 and 140312150 and contact Customed, Inc. for instructions on how to return or dispose of the recalled products.

The recalled product

Product
LAP Abdom w/pouch Customed code 900-2619, contains: (1) DRAPE LAP. ABDOM W/POUCH 102" X 122" X 78" (1) WRAPPER 30" X 30" Product Usage: EO sterilized surgical convenient packs packaged into polyester/polyethylene breather bag with Tyvek double vents.
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 (2)

  • 900-2619
  • 2 lots: 131211019 140312150

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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