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Extremity Medical

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• Categories: Surgical Instruments, Other Medical Devices, Implants & Prosthetics

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.

Class I - Dangerous

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.

Jan 10, 2013 Surgical Instruments View Details →

Extremity Medical, IO FiX System Accessory. Catalog Number 101-00010. This screw measuring device is an accessory to the IO FiX Screw and Washer System that is used to measure the length of the screw by placing the depth gauge over the guidewire and down to the bone. Orthopedic device.

Class I - Dangerous

Lag screw measurement is short (approximately 5 mm) when using current screw measuring device (p/n 101-00010) per the IO FIX Surgical Technique Rev C. which can lead to possible inappropriate implant size selection (e.g. shorter screw size selected).

Mar 22, 2012 Other Medical Devices Nationwide View Details →

IO Fix IntraOsseous Fixation System; Extremity Medical. www.extremitymedical.com; Customer Service: 888.499.0079. The Extremity Medical Screw and Washer System is intended for reduction and internal fixation of arthrodeses, osteotomies, intra- and extrarticular fractures and nonunions of the small bones and joints of the foot, ankle, hand and wrist.

Class I - Dangerous

Product Event Reports revealed that lag screw passes through washer (e.g. X-Post) intra-operatively.

Apr 13, 2011 Implants & Prosthetics Nationwide View Details →