FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

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.

Recall: Z-0952-2013 · Reported March 27, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0952-2013
Event ID
64330
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Extremity Medical LLC
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
March 27, 2013
Initiation Date
January 10, 2013
Classification Date
March 15, 2013
Termination Date
July 18, 2013
Address
300 Interpace Pkwy Ste 410A, N/A, Parsippany, NJ, 07054-1148, United States

Description

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.

Reason

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.

Code Info

Catalog Number 101-00006; Lot Number 00921538.

Distribution

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.

Quantity

238 units