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Gardner-Wells traction tongs are skull tongs for traction used to immobilize a patient with a cervical spine injury (e.g., fracture or dislocation) and sold under the Millenium Surgical, Echo Instruments, Adler Instrument, Surgical Direct, Stealth Surgical, CareFusion, and Boss Instruments brand names.

Class I - Dangerous
🏥 Medical Devices Recalled: September 8, 2014 Instrumed International Surgical Instruments Nationwide

What Should You Do?

  1. Check if you have this product:
    1) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Millenium Surgical; Millenium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Millenium Surgical Item Number: 12-661025; Lot Numbers: 040313, 070512. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Echo Instruments; Echo Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Echo Instruments Item Number: 576-804; Lot Numbers: 050413, 110212. 3) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Millenium Surgical; Millenium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Millenium Surgical Item Number: 6-1945; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 110212. 4) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Adler Instrument; Adler Instrument Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Adler Instrument Item Number: ADR1945; Lot Number: 050413. 5) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Surgical Direct; Surgical Direct Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Surgical Direct Item Number: SD5861.100; Lot Number: 050413. 6) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2191; Lot Number: 110212. 7) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-1291; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 050512, 070212, 070512, 110212. 8) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Set; CareFusion Item Number: NL9500; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 050512, 050514, 060514, 070212, 110212. 9) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Boss InstrumentsItem Number: 74-0180; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 070512. 10) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 57-6804T; Lot Number: 070512. 11) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1944; Lot Numbers: 060413, 070512, 100211. 12) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Adler Instrument; Adler Instrument Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Adler Instrument Item Number: ADR1944; Lot Number: 110312. 13) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12915; Lot Numbers: 020411, 050412, 070512, 100211. 14) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Small Opening 7" (17.8 CM); CareFusion Item Number: NL9510-T; Lot Numbers: 060413, 070512, 100211, 110312. 15) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Complete; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0180T; Lot Numbers: 070512, 110312. 16) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 57-6803T; Lot Numbers: 050412, 110312. 17) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1944MD; Lot Numbers: 070512, 110312. 18) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0186T; Lot Numbers: 070512, 100112, 100211, 100212. 19) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2197T; Lot Number: 100112. 20) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12975; Lot Number: 050412, 100211. 21) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Medium Opening 7-1/2" (19 CM); CareFusion Item Number: NL9511-T; Lot Number: 070512. 22) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1944LG; Lot Number: 050413. 23) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0188T; Lot Numbers: 020512, 040114, 050412, 050413, 070512, 100212. 24) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2198T; Lot Numbers: 040114, 050413, 070512. 25) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12995; Lot Numbers: 020512, 100212, 120413. 26) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12995; Lot Numbers: 020512, 100212, 120413. 27) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening (20.3 CM); CareFusion Item Number: NL9512-T; Lot Numbers: 020512, 040114, 050412, 050413, 070213, 120413.
  2. Do not eat it: Even if it looks and smells fine, do not consume this product.
  3. Throw it away or return it: You can return the product to the store for a full refund.
  4. Seek medical attention if needed: If you've consumed this product and feel unwell, contact your doctor immediately.
  5. Report problems: Report any issues to the FDA's Safety Reporting Portal.

⚠️ Emergency: If you experience severe symptoms after consuming this product, call 911 or Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222.

Recall Details

Company:
Instrumed International, Inc.
Reason for Recall:
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.
Classification:
Class I - Dangerous

Dangerous or defective products that predictably could cause serious health problems or death.

Status:
terminated

Product Information

Full Description:

Gardner-Wells traction tongs are skull tongs for traction used to immobilize a patient with a cervical spine injury (e.g., fracture or dislocation) and sold under the Millenium Surgical, Echo Instruments, Adler Instrument, Surgical Direct, Stealth Surgical, CareFusion, and Boss Instruments brand names.

Product Codes/Lot Numbers:

1) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Millenium Surgical; Millenium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Millenium Surgical Item Number: 12-661025; Lot Numbers: 040313, 070512. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Echo Instruments; Echo Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Echo Instruments Item Number: 576-804; Lot Numbers: 050413, 110212. 3) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Millenium Surgical; Millenium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Millenium Surgical Item Number: 6-1945; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 110212. 4) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Adler Instrument; Adler Instrument Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Adler Instrument Item Number: ADR1945; Lot Number: 050413. 5) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Surgical Direct; Surgical Direct Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Surgical Direct Item Number: SD5861.100; Lot Number: 050413. 6) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2191; Lot Number: 110212. 7) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-1291; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 050512, 070212, 070512, 110212. 8) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Set; CareFusion Item Number: NL9500; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 050512, 050514, 060514, 070212, 110212. 9) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Instrumed Product Number: 630-05401; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Complete; Boss InstrumentsItem Number: 74-0180; Lot Numbers: 030314, 040313, 050413, 070512. 10) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 57-6804T; Lot Number: 070512. 11) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1944; Lot Numbers: 060413, 070512, 100211. 12) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Adler Instrument; Adler Instrument Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Adler Instrument Item Number: ADR1944; Lot Number: 110312. 13) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12915; Lot Numbers: 020411, 050412, 070512, 100211. 14) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Small Opening 7" (17.8 CM); CareFusion Item Number: NL9510-T; Lot Numbers: 060413, 070512, 100211, 110312. 15) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Small 7" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05401; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Complete; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0180T; Lot Numbers: 070512, 110312. 16) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 57-6803T; Lot Numbers: 050412, 110312. 17) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1944MD; Lot Numbers: 070512, 110312. 18) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0186T; Lot Numbers: 070512, 100112, 100211, 100212. 19) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2197T; Lot Number: 100112. 20) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs, Medium 7 1/2" Opening; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12975; Lot Number: 050412, 100211. 21) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Medium 7 1/2" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05433; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Medium Opening 7-1/2" (19 CM); CareFusion Item Number: NL9511-T; Lot Number: 070512. 22) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: Millennium Surgical; Millennium Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; Millennium Surgical Item Number: 6-1944LG; Lot Number: 050413. 23) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: Boss Instruments; Boss Instruments Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; Boss Instruments Item Number: 74-0188T; Lot Numbers: 020512, 040114, 050412, 050413, 070512, 100212. 24) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: Stealth Surgical; Stealth Surgical Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; Stealth Surgical Item Number: SS2198T; Lot Numbers: 040114, 050413, 070512. 25) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12995; Lot Numbers: 020512, 100212, 120413. 26) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening; CareFusion Item Number: VM85-12995; Lot Numbers: 020512, 100212, 120413. 27) Instrumed Product Name: Gardner-Wells Traction Tongs Titanium Large 8" Opening; Instrumed Product Number: 638-05437; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Gardner-Wells Titanium Traction Tongs, Large 8" Opening (20.3 CM); CareFusion Item Number: NL9512-T; Lot Numbers: 020512, 040114, 050412, 050413, 070213, 120413.

Official Source

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FDA Recall Number: Z-0550-2015

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