FDAFDA · Food and drugs·Recall number Z-0546-2015
D'errico perforator drills are bone cutting and drilling instruments that are used without a power source on a patient's skull and sold under the Symmetry Surgical, Teleflex Medical, and CareFusion brand names.
Published December 17, 2014 · Recall initiated: September 8, 2014
Status when published: Terminated — openFDA updates weekly, so this field may not reflect the current status. Always confirm with the official notice.
What's the hazard
The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to market the devices as "Pre-Amendment" devices.
What to do
Voluntary: Firm initiated · Letter
Recall details
- Manufacturer
- Instrumed International, Inc.
- Distributor
- Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, FL, IL, KS, MI, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, and VA.
- Lot
- 1) Instrumed Product Name: D'errico Perforator Drill, 16 mm; Instrumed Product Number: 600-00601; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: D'errico Perforator Drill, 16 mm; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 57-6076; Lot Number: 110211. 2) Instrumed Product Name: D'errico Perforator Drill, 16 mm; Instrumed Product Number: 600-00601; Trade Name: Teleflex Medical; Teleflex Medical Product Name: D'errico Perforator Drill, 16 mm; Teleflex Medical Item Number: P-22893; Lot Number: 110211. 3) Instrumed Product Name: D'errico Perforator Drill, 16 mm; Instrumed Product Number: 600-00601; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: D'errico Perforator Drill, 16 mm; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-1253.
- Risk classification
- Class II
- Area (FDA)
- device
- Country
- United States
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