FDA-Device2014-12-17Class II
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.
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The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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
22 titanium fixation screws, springloaded
Manufactured in
626 Cooper Ct, N/A, Schaumburg, IL, United States
Products
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.
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0553-2015Don't want to check this manually?
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