FDA-Device2013-03-27Class II

Extremity Medical - Disposable Orthopedic Surgical Instrument - 1.6 mm Guidewire - Reference Number 101-00006 - Non-Sterile. Contained in Extremity Medical Surgical Kits including CompressX, Hallu.X, IO Fix and XMCP. Used in the selection of screw size when used with appropriate depth gauge.

Extremity Medical LLC
Hazard

The 1.6 mm Guidewire is undersized up to 2 mm in length. When used with the depth gauge, the measurement reading will not correspond with the desired screw length. The selected screw size based on the depth gauge reading will be about 2 mm longer than intended.

Sold states
Worldwide Distribution-USA including the states of Florida, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, California, Maryland, Arizona, Ohio, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, New York and Tennessee, and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Israel, Netherlands and United Kingdom.
Affected count
238 units
Manufactured in
300 Interpace Pkwy Ste 410A, N/A, Parsippany, NJ, United States
Products
Extremity Medical - Disposable Orthopedic Surgical Instrument - 1.6 mm Guidewire - Reference Number 101-00006 - Non-Sterile. Contained in Extremity Medical Surgical Kits including CompressX, Hallu.X, IO Fix and XMCP. Used in the selection of screw size when used with appropriate depth gauge.

Official notice

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0952-2013

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