FDA-Device2014-12-17Class II
Lock nuts for titanium traction tongs 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 CareFusion, Millennium Surgical, Boss Instruments, and Stealth Surgical 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The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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
49 lock nuts for titanium traction tongs
Manufactured in
626 Cooper Ct, N/A, Schaumburg, IL, United States
Products
Lock nuts for titanium traction tongs 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 CareFusion, Millennium Surgical, Boss Instruments, and Stealth Surgical brand names
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0552-2015Don't want to check this manually?
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