FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Instrumed International, Inc.: 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.
- Recall number
- Z-0553-2015
- Recalling firm
- Instrumed International, Inc.
- Product
- 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.
- 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- The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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
- 22 titanium fixation screws, springloaded
- 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: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05421; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1944TS; Lot Numbers: 100512, 110313. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05421; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0184T; Lot Numbers: 020512, 100512. 3) Instrumed Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05421; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2193AT; Lot Number: 020512. 4) Instrumed Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05421; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Titanium Fixation Screw Springloaded, Each; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12955; Lot Number: 050314, 110211, 110313.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HAX
- 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
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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