FDAFDA · Food and drugs·Recall number Z-0551-2015
Replacement screw non-springloaded 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 CareFusion, Boss Instruments, Millennium Surgical, Prezio Health, and Stealth Surgical 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The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05429; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardener-Wells Fixation Screws Fixation Screw Non-Springloaded; CareFusion Item Number: NL9506; Lot Numbers: 010113, 020512, 050514, 060213, 070213, 070413, 120413. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05429; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded for 74-0180; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0185; Lot Numbers: 010113, 020512, 060213, 120413. 3) Instrumed Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05429; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1948; Lot Numbers: 020512, 070213, 120413. 4) Instrumed Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05429; Trade Name: Prezio Health; Prezio Health Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; Prezio Health Item Number: 85-1296; Lot Number: 020512. 5) Instrumed Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05429; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2193B; Lot Numbers: 020512, 120413. 6) Instrumed Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05429; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-1296; Lot Numbers: 010113, 010412, 020512.
- Risk classification
- Class II
- Area (FDA)
- device
- Country
- United States
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