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

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  Class 2 Device Recall CareFusion, Boss Instruments, Millennium Surgical, Prezio Health, Stealth Surgical see related information
Date Initiated by Firm September 08, 2014
Date Posted December 16, 2014
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on November 29, 2017
Recall Number Z-0551-2015
Recall Event ID 69471
Product Classification Tong, skull for traction - Product Code HAX
Product 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.
Code Information 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.
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 2		 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 67 replacement screw non-springloaded traction tongs
Distribution Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, FL, IL, KS, MI, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, and VA.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
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.
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