Reported Dec 17, 2014 · Terminated
Replacement screw non-springloaded traction tongs are skull tongs for traction used to immobilize a patient with a…
Instrumed International, Inc.
Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.What you should do
Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.
Firm contact: Instrumed International, Inc. · 626 Cooper Ct · Schaumburg, IL · 60173-4537
Is this the product you have?
- 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.
- Lot codes and dates
31 of 31 products
Products covered by this recall Model / number Product as published — Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong 630-05429Instrumed — Trade Name: CareFusion — CareFusion Product Name: Gardener-Wells Fixation Screws Fixation Screw Non-Springloaded NL9506CareFusion — Lot Numbers: 010113, 020512, 050514, 060213, 070213, 070413, 120413. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong 630-05429Instrumed — Trade Name: Boss Instruments — Boss Instruments Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded for 74-0180 74-0185Boss Instruments — Lot Numbers: 010113, 020512, 060213, 120413. 3) Instrumed Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong 630-05429Instrumed — Trade Name: Millennium Surgical — Millennium Surgical Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong 6-1948Millennium Surgical — Lot Numbers: 020512, 070213, 120413. 4) Instrumed Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong 630-05429Instrumed — Trade Name: Prezio Health — Prezio Health Product Name: Replacement Screw Non-Springloaded, Traction Tong 85-1296Prezio Health - Amount recalled
- 67 replacement screw non-springloaded traction tongs
This recall covers 28 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 27 are below.
15 more are in the archive.
Where it was sold
Why it was recalled
The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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