STERITITE Containers: STERITITE Container Kit, 1/4 size, 3" high, product code: 13902; STERITITE Mini Mid Size, 3" high, product code: 13903; STERITITE Container Kit, 1/2 size, 4" high, product code: 13904; STERITITE Container Kit, 3/4 size, 4" high, product code: 13905; STERITITE Container Kit, Full size, 4" high, product code: 13906. The ASP STERITITE sealed container system provides an efficient and cost-effective way to package and protect surgical instruments for sterilization, transportation, storage, and aseptic presentation of contents.

Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) is recalling the SteriTite containers because they do not have consistent data to show that sterility assurance level of 10(-6) is achieved during the half-cycle test runs on new, unprocessed containers.

Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) sent a Urgent Medical Device Field Safety Notification letter dated October 3, 2013, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customers who received the SteriTite Containers. Customers were instructed to: Provide this notice to anyone in your facility that needs to be informed. Maintain a copy of this notice with the affected product. Maintain awareness of this notice. Customers are instructed to contact Stericycle at (888) 912-7092 for additional questions related to the recall letter. Customers are instructed to report any complaints or suspected problems related to the recall by contacting ASP at (888) STERRAD (888-783-7723).