Customed Minor Laparotomy Kits Recalled for Sterilization Validation Issues
Customed, Inc. is recalling 675 Minor Laparotomy Kits 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 injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Customed, Inc. is recalling 675 units of the Minor Laparotomy PK 5/CS. These medical kits 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 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 includes specific lots with expiration dates ranging from November 30, 2015, to June 30, 2016. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with the use of these products.
Healthcare facilities and consumers who have these products should stop using them and contact the recalling firm for instructions on return or disposal. The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall, indicating that use of the product could, in some cases, cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
The recalled product
- Product
- MINOR LAPAROTOMY PK 5/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 Kits
- Affected units
- 675
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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