Instrumed International, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-0535-2015)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

A trocar is a sharp-pointed instrument used with a cannula for piercing a vessel or chamber to facilitate insertion of the cannula sold under the Symmetry Surgical, CareFusion, and Ambler Surgical brand names.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: September 8, 2014

Date Posted: December 17, 2014

Recall Number: Z-0535-2015

Event ID: 69471

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The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 11 trocars

Code Information:

1) Instrumed Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, lg, 12 mm; Instrumed Product Number: 500-01938; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, lg, 12 mm; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 54-7004; Lot Numbers: 050213, 100410. 2) Instrumed Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, lg, 12 mm; Instrumed Product Number: 500-01938; Trade Name: CareFusion; CareFusion Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, lg, 12 mm; CareFusion Item Number: VM72-3111; Lot Number: 050213. 3) Instrumed Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, med-lg, 10 mm; Instrumed Product Number: 500-01943; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, med-lg, 10 mm; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 54-7005; Lot Number: 060312. 4) Instrumed Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, med-lg, 10 mm; Instrumed Product Number: 500-01943; Trade Name: Ambler Surgical; Ambler Surgical Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, med-lg, 10 mm; Ambler Surgical Item Number: 95-203; Lot Number: 100410. 5) Instrumed Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, med, 1.5 mm; Instrumed Product Number: 500-01948; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, med, 1.5 mm; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 54-7006; Lot Number: 100410. 6) Instrumed Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, sm, 6.0 mm; Instrumed Product Number: 500-01953; Trade Name: Symmetry Surgical; Symmetry Surgical Product Name: Nelson Patterson Trocar, sm, 6.0 mm; Symmetry Surgical Item Number: 54-7007; Lot Number: 030312.

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, FL, IL, KS, MI, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, and VA.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated