The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2602-2015·Announced 2015-09-09

Customed Open Heart Tray Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues

Customed, Inc. is recalling Open Heart Trays due to inadequate validation of sterilization processes and package integrity.

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 medical device with a risk of harm due to potential sterility failure, but the source text does not report any injuries or illnesses, meeting the criteria for a High severity score.

Plain-English summary

Customed, Inc. is recalling 37 units of Open Heart Trays (Code 900170) because of inadequate validation and qualification of sterilization processes and package integrity. These products were released for distribution as sterile.

The recalled trays are used by medical staff to perform surgical procedures and patient care procedures, such as wound healing, suture removals, and wound irrigation. The recall is limited to products distributed only in Puerto Rico.

The affected lots include 141015613, 141216317, 150217278, 150317688, 150317689, 150418269, and 150619236. The source text does not specify instructions for consumers or healthcare providers on how to handle the recalled items.

The recalled product

Product
OPEN HEART TRAY CUSTOMED 1/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
Affected units
37

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.

See all 170 products in this recall →