Class 2 Device Recall Millennium Surgical, Boss Instruments, Stealth Surgical, CareFusion

• Date Initiated by Firm: September 08, 2014
• Date Posted: December 16, 2014
• Recall Status: Terminated on November 29, 2017
• Recall Number: Z-0553-2015
• Recall Event ID: 69471
• Product Classification: Tong, skull for traction - Product Code HAX
• Product: Titanium fixation screws, springloaded are used in traction skull tongs for traction used to immobilize a patient with a cervical spine injury (e.g., fracture or dislocation) and are sold under the Millennium Surgical, Boss Instruments, Stealth Surgical, and CareFusion brand names.
• Code Information: 1) Instrumed Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05421; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1944TS; Lot Numbers: 100512, 110313. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05421; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0184T; Lot Numbers: 020512, 100512. 3) Instrumed Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05421; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2193AT; Lot Number: 020512. 4) Instrumed Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05421; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12955; Lot Number: 050314, 110211, 110313.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Instrumed International, Inc.; 626 Cooper Ct; Schaumburg IL 60173-4537
• For Additional Information Contact: Ms. Jennifer S. Staunton; 847-908-6119
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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.
• FDA Determined Cause: No Marketing Application
• Action: Instrumed sent an URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE MARKET WITHDRAWAL letters dated October 9, 2014 to all affected customers. The letter included instructions for customers to: 1) examine their inventory to determine if there are any recalled devices; 2) complete and return the enclosed Confirmation Request Form; 3) return the recalled devices; and 4) share the recall information with facility staff. Customers with questions were instructed to contact Instrumed by telephone at 847-908-6119.
• Quantity in Commerce: 22 titanium fixation screws, springloaded
• Distribution: Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, FL, IL, KS, MI, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, and VA.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.