FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Instrumed International, Inc.: Hudson braces are bone cutting and drilling instruments that are used without a power source on a patient's skull and sold under the Teleflex Medical, Boss Instruments, Symmetry Surgical, and CareFusion brand names.
- Recall number
- Z-0540-2015
- Recalling firm
- Instrumed International, Inc.
- Product
- Hudson braces are bone cutting and drilling instruments that are used without a power source on a patient's skull and sold under the Teleflex Medical, Boss Instruments, Symmetry Surgical, and CareFusion brand names.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2014-09-08
- Posted
- 2014-12-16
- Terminated
- 2017-11-29
- Reason
- The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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.
- Root cause
- No Marketing Application
- Action
- Instrumed sent an URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE MARKET WITHDRAWAL letters dated October 9, 2014 to all affected customers. The letter included instructions for customers to: 1) examine their inventory to determine if there are any recalled devices; 2) complete and return the enclosed Confirmation Request Form; 3) return the recalled devices; and 4) share the recall information with facility staff. Customers with questions were instructed to contact Instrumed by telephone at 847-908-6119.
- Quantity
- 8 Hudson braces
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, FL, IL, KS, MI, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, and VA.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- 1) Instrumed Product Name: Hudson Brace, snap lock chuck; Instrumed Product Number: 600-00479; Trade Name: Telelfex Medical; Telelfex Medical Product Name: Hudson Brace, snap lock chuck; Telelfex Medical Item Number: P-22880; Lot Number: 110212. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Hudson Brace, snap lock chuck; Instrumed Product Number: 600-00479; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Hudson Brace, snap lock chuck; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0121; Lot Number: 110212. 3) Instrumed Product Name: Hudson Brace Only; Instrumed Product Number: 600-00484; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Hudson Brace Only; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 57-6004; Lot Number: 060414. 4) Instrumed Product Name: Hudson Brace Only; Instrumed Product Number: 600-00484; Trade Name: Teleflex Medical; Teleflex Medical Product Name: Hudson Brace Only; Teleflex Medical Item Number: P-22881; Lot Number: 100211. 5) Instrumed Product Name: Hudson Brace Only; Instrumed Product Number: 600-00484; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Hudson Brace Only; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-1233; Lot Number: 100211. 6) Instrumed Product Name: Hudson Brace Only; Instrumed Product Number: 600-00484; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; v Product Name: Hudson Brace Only with Tumb Screw Lock; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0122; Lot Number: 100211.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HBG
- Firm FEI
- 1421101
- Firm city
- Schaumburg
- Firm state
- IL
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
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