FDAFDA · Food and drugs·Recall number Z-0550-2015
Gardner-Wells traction tongs are skull tongs for traction used to immobilize a patient with a cervical spine injury (e.g., fracture or dislocation) and sold under the Millenium Surgical, Echo Instruments, Adler Instrument, Surgical Direct, Stealth Surgical, CareFusion, and Boss Instruments 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The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Millenium Surgical; Millenium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Millenium Surgical Item Number: 12-661025; Lot Numbers: 040313, 070512. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Echo Instruments; Echo Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Echo Instruments Item Number: 576-804; Lot Numbers: 050413, 110212. 3) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Millenium Surgical; Millenium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Millenium Surgical Item Number: 6-1945; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 110212. 4) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Adler Instrument; Adler Instrument Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Adler Instrument Item Number: ADR1945; Lot Number: 050413. 5) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Surgical Direct; Surgical Direct Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Surgical Direct Item Number: SD5861.100; Lot Number: 050413. 6) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2191; Lot Number: 110212. 7) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-1291; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 050512, 070212, 070512, 110212. 8) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Set; CareFusion Item Number: NL9500; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 050512, 050514, 060514, 070212, 110212. 9) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Boss InstrumentsItem Number: 74-0180; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 070512. 10) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 57-6804T; Lot Number: 070512. 11) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1944; Lot Numbers: 060413, 070512, 100211. 12) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Adler Instrument; Adler Instrument Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Adler Instrument Item Number: ADR1944; Lot Number: 110312. 13) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12915; Lot Numbers: 020411, 050412, 070512, 100211. 14) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Small Ope
- Risk classification
- Class II
- Area (FDA)
- device
- Country
- United States
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