FDA-Device2014-12-17Class II
An external vein stripper is an extravascular device used to remove a section of a vein sold under the Symmetry Surgical, CareFusion, Boss Instruments, Phoenix Instruments, Autobahn Surgical, Echo Instruments, Millennium Surgical, B.B.M. Surgical Instruments, Stealth Surgical, Medline Industries, Medsaver M S I Precision, and Surgical Direct brand names.
Instrumed International, Inc.
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The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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.
Sold states
Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, FL, IL, KS, MI, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, and VA.
Affected count
479 valvulotomes
Manufactured in
626 Cooper Ct, N/A, Schaumburg, IL, United States
Products
An external vein stripper is an extravascular device used to remove a section of a vein sold under the Symmetry Surgical, CareFusion, Boss Instruments, Phoenix Instruments, Autobahn Surgical, Echo Instruments, Millennium Surgical, B.B.M. Surgical Instruments, Stealth Surgical, Medline Industries, Medsaver M S I Precision, and Surgical Direct brand names.
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0536-2015Don't want to check this manually?
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