Customed Neuro Spine Packs Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues
Customed, Inc. is recalling 123 Neuro Spine Packs distributed in Puerto Rico due to inadequate validation of sterilization processes and package integrity.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
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 3/5 (High).
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 is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk-of-harm product (sterile medical device) where the hazard is theoretical due to inadequate sterilization validation, with no reported injuries or illnesses in the source text.
Plain-English summary
Customed, Inc. is recalling 123 packs of the NEURO SPINE PACK 3/CS. These sterile medical packs are used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures, including wound healing, suture removals, and wound irrigation. The recall was initiated because of inadequate validation and qualification of the sterilization processes, as well as package integrity issues for products released for distribution as sterile.
The affected products were distributed only in Puerto Rico. The recall involves specific lots with codes 9001300, 141015765, 150116761, 150418292, and 150518636, with expiration dates ranging from November 30, 2015, to May 31, 2016. The agency has classified this as a Class II recall.
Healthcare facilities and consumers who have these specific packs should stop using them and contact the recalling firm, Customed, Inc., for instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- NEURO SPINE PACK 3/CS Used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures such as wound healing, suture removals, irrigate wounds, etc. .
- Manufacturer
- Customed, Inc
- Category
- Medical Device — Surgical Packs
- Affected units
- 123
Distribution
Distributed in 1 state:
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 170 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.
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