Profile: Teleflex Medical, a division of Teleflex Incorporated, is a supplier of medical devices, surgical instruments & disposable medical products. We are a global outsource provider that focuses on medical devices and orthopedic surgical instruments. Our OEM brands include Beere Medical, KMedic, Deknatel and TFX OEM. We have extensive expertise in the cardiovascular, orthopedic, spinal, urology, gynecology & minimally invasive surgical specialties. Our Taut® ADAPt product line, with the addition of the universal seal ports, offers surgeons a completely bladeless laparoscopic access. The universal seal is a new approach to access for the wide variety of instruments needed in laparoscopic surgery. It provides surgeons the ability to perform procedures without torn seals, smudged cameras or the need for reducer caps. Our Arrow Pressure Injectable Triple-Lumen PICC has the ability to pressure-inject contrast media. In addition, it has central venous pressure monitoring (CVP) indication, clear and useful product labeling, a non-tapered catheter body for reduced risk of vessel occlusion, & the unique Arrow Blue FlexTip®. It is also indicated for central venous pressure monitoring, as a valuable tool for monitoring critically ill patients.
The company has revenues of USD 50-100 Million, has ~380 employees and is ISO 9001, CE certified. NYSE:TFX (SEC Filings)
FDA Registration Number: 1044475
• Saline Solutions |
• Salpingeal Curette (FDA Code: KBK / 874.4420) |
• Saws (FDA Code: HSO / 878.4800) A manual surgical instrument for general use is a nonpowered, hand-held, or hand-manipulated device, either reusable or disposable, intended to be used in various general surgical procedures. The device includes the applicator, clip applier, biopsy brush, manual dermabrasion brush, scrub brush, cannula, ligature carrier, chisel, clamp, contractor, curette, cutter, dissector, elevator, skin graft expander, file, forceps, gouge, instrument guide, needle guide, hammer, hemostat, amputation hook, ligature passing and knot-tying instrument, knife, blood lancet, mallet, disposable or reusable aspiration and injection needle, disposable or reusable suturing needle, osteotome, pliers, rasp, retainer, retractor, saw, scalpel blade, scalpel handle, one-piece scalpel, snare, spatula, stapler, disposable or reusable stripper, stylet, suturing apparatus for the stomach and intestine, measuring tape, and calipers. A surgical instrument that has specialized uses in a specific medical specialty is classified in separate regulations in parts 868 through 892. |
• Scalp Clip (FDA Code: HBO / 882.4150) A scalp clip is a plastic or metal clip used to stop bleeding during surgery on the scalp. |
• Scalp Clip Applying Forceps |
• Scalpel Blade (FDA Code: GES / 878.4800) |
• Scalpel Handle (FDA Code: GDZ / 878.4800) |
• Sclera Marker (FDA Code: HMQ / 886.4570) An ophthalmic surgical marker is a device intended to mark by use of ink, dye, or indentation the location of ocular or scleral surgical manipulation. |
• Screwdriver (FDA Code: HXX / 888.4540) An orthopedic manual surgical instrument is a nonpowered hand-held device intended for medical purposes to manipulate tissue, or for use with other devices in orthopedic surgery. This generic type of device includes the cerclage applier, awl, bender, drill brace, broach, burr, corkscrew, countersink, pin crimper, wire cutter, prosthesis driver, extractor, file, fork, needle holder, impactor, bending or contouring instrument, compression instrument, passer, socket positioner, probe, femoral neck punch, socket pusher, reamer, rongeur, scissors, screwdriver, bone skid, staple driver, bone screw starter, surgical stripper, tamp, bone tap, trephine, wire twister, and wrench. |
• Self-Retaining Retractors (FDA Code: FFO / 876.4730) A manual gastroenterology-urology surgical instrument and accessories is a device designed to be used for gastroenterological and urological surgical procedures. The device may be nonpowered, hand-held, or hand-manipulated. Manual gastroenterology-urology surgical instruments include the biopsy forceps cover, biopsy tray without biopsy instruments, line clamp, nonpowered rectal probe, nonelectrical clamp, colostomy spur-crushers, locking device for intestinal clamp, needle holder, gastro-urology hook, gastro-urology probe and director, nonself-retaining retractor, laparotomy rings, nonelectrical snare, rectal specula, bladder neck spreader, self-retaining retractor, and scoop. |
• Short-Term Less Than 30 Days Therapeutic Intravascular Catheter (FDA Code: FOZ / 880.5200) An intravascular catheter is a device that consists of a slender tube and any necessary connecting fittings and that is inserted into the patient's vascular system for short term use (less than 30 days) to sample blood, monitor blood pressure, or administer fluids intravenously. The device may be constructed of metal, rubber, plastic, or a combination of these materials. |
• Silk Non-Absorbable Suture (FDA Code: GAP / 878.5030) Natural nonabsorbable silk surgical suture is a nonabsorbable, sterile, flexible multifilament thread composed of an organic protein called fibroin. This protein is derived from the domesticated speciesBombyx mori (B. mori ) of the familyBombycidae. Natural nonabsorbable silk surgical suture is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation. Natural nonabsorbable silk surgical suture meets the United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P.) monograph requirements for Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture (class I). Natural nonabsorbable silk surgical suture may be braided or twisted; it may be provided uncoated or coated; and it may be undyed or dyed with an FDA listed color additive. |
• Single Lumen Hypodermic Needle (FDA Code: FMI / 880.5570) A hypodermic single lumen needle is a device intended to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from, parts of the body below the surface of the skin. The device consists of a metal tube that is sharpened at one end and at the other end joined to a female connector (hub) designed to mate with a male connector (nozzle) of a piston syringe or an intravascular administration set. |
• Single Lumen Tube for Intestinal Decompression (FDA Code: FEF / 876.5980) A gastrointestinal tube and accessories is a device that consists of flexible or semi-rigid tubing used for instilling fluids into, withdrawing fluids from, splinting, or suppressing bleeding of the alimentary tract. This device may incorporate an integral inflatable balloon for retention or hemostasis. This generic type of device includes the hemostatic bag, irrigation and aspiration catheter (gastric, colonic, etc.), rectal catheter, sterile infant gavage set, gastrointestinal string and tubes to locate internal bleeding, double lumen tube for intestinal decompression or intubation, feeding tube, gastroenterostomy tube, Levine tube, nasogastric tube, single lumen tube with mercury weight balloon for intestinal intubation or decompression, and gastro-urological irrigation tray (for gastrological use). |
• Sinus Irrigator (FDA Code: KAR / 874.4420) |
• Skin Pressure Protector (FDA Code: FMP / 880.6450) A skin pressure protector is a device intended for medical purposes that is used to reduce pressure on the skin over a bony prominence to reduce the likelihood of the patient's developing decubitus ulcers (bedsores). |
• Small Depth Gauge (FDA Code: HTJ / 888.4300) A depth gauge for clinical use is a measuring device intended for various medical purposes, such as to determine the proper length of screws for fastening the ends of a fractured bone. |
• Smooth Fixation Pin (FDA Code: HTY / 888.3040) A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system. |
• Soft Ear Speculum (FDA Code: EPY / 878.1800) A speculum is a device intended to be inserted into a body cavity to aid observation. It is either nonilluminated or illuminated and may have various accessories. |
• Specialized Obstetric-Gynecologic Manual Instrument (FDA Code: KNA / 884.4530) An obstetric-gynecologic specialized manual instrument is one of a group of devices used during obstetric-gynecologic procedures to perform manipulative diagnostic and surgical functions (e.g., dilating, grasping, measuring, and scraping), where structural integrity is the chief criterion of device performance. This type of device consists of the following: |
• Spinal Implant Removal Kit |
• Stainless Steel Tunneler Vascular Graft (FDA Code: MZY / 870.3450) A vascular graft prosthesis is an implanted device intended to repair, replace, or bypass sections of native or artificial vessels, excluding coronary or cerebral vasculature, and to provide vascular access. It is commonly constructed of materials such as polyethylene terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene, and it may be coated with a biological coating, such as albumin or collagen, or a synthetic coating, such as silicone. The graft structure itself is not made of materials of animal origin, including human umbilical cords. |
• Sterile ENT Wire Closure Forceps (FDA Code: JXX / 874.3540) A prosthesis modification instrument for ossicular replacement surgery is a device intended for use by a surgeon to construct ossicular replacements. This generic type of device includes the ear, nose, and throat cutting block; wire crimper, wire bending die; wire closure forceps; piston cutting jib; gelfoamTMpunch; wire cutting scissors; and ossicular finger vise. |
• Sterile ENT Wire Crimper (FDA Code: JXT / 874.3540) |
• Sterile ENT Wire Cutting Scissors (FDA Code: JYA / 874.3540) |
• Sterile Leg Urine Collection Bag for External Use (FDA Code: FAQ / 876.5250) A urine collector and accessories is a device intended to collect urine. The device and accessories consist of tubing, a suitable receptacle, connectors, mechanical supports, and may include a means to prevent the backflow of urine or ascent of infection. The two kinds of urine collectors are: |
• Sterile Specimen Container (FDA Code: FMH / 864.3250) A specimen transport and storage container, which may be empty or prefilled, is a device intended to contain biological specimens, body waste, or body exudate during storage and transport in order that the matter contained therein can be destroyed or used effectively for diagnostic examination. If prefilled, the device contains a fixative solution or other general purpose reagent to preserve the condition of a biological specimen added to the container. This section does not apply to specimen transport and storage containers that are intended for use as part of an over-the-counter test sample collection system for drugs of abuse testing. |
• Sterile Urethral Catheterization Kit (FDA Code: FCM / 876.5130) A urological catheter and accessories is a flexible tubular device that is inserted through the urethra and used to pass fluids to or from the urinary tract. This generic type of device includes radiopaque urological catheters, ureteral catheters, urethral catheters, coudecatheters, balloon retention type catheters, straight catheters, upper urinary tract catheters, double lumen female urethrographic catheters, disposable ureteral catheters, male urethrographic catheters, and urological catheter accessories including ureteral catheter stylets, ureteral catheter adapters, ureteral catheter holders, ureteral catheter stylets, ureteral catheterization trays, and the gastro-urological irrigation tray (for urological use). |
• Stopcock, I.V.Set (FDA Code: FMG / 880.5440) An intravascular administration set is a device used to administer fluids from a container to a patient's vascular system through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein. The device may include the needle or catheter, tubing, a flow regulator, a drip chamber, an infusion line filter, an I.V. set stopcock, fluid delivery tubing, connectors between parts of the set, a side tube with a cap to serve as an injection site, and a hollow spike to penetrate and connect the tubing to an I.V. bag or other infusion fluid container. |
• Suction Catheter and Tip (FDA Code: JOL / 880.6740) A vacuum-powered body fluid suction apparatus is a device used to aspirate, remove, or sample body fluids. The device is powered by an external source of vacuum. This generic type of device includes vacuum regulators, vacuum collection bottles, suction catheters and tips, connecting flexible aspirating tubes, rigid suction tips, specimen traps, noninvasive tubing, and suction regulators (with gauge). |
• Suprapubic Catheter and Accessories (FDA Code: KOB / 876.5090) A suprapubic urological catheter and accessories is a flexible tubular device that is inserted through the abdominal wall into the urinary bladder with the aid of a trocar and cannula. The device is used to pass fluids to and from the urinary tract. This generic type of device includes the suprapubic catheter and tube, Malecot catheter, catheter punch instrument, suprapubic drainage tube, and the suprapubic cannula and trocar. |
• Suprapubic Tube Drainage (FDA Code: FFA / 876.5090) |
• Surgical Biliary Catheter (FDA Code: GCA / 876.5010) A biliary catheter and accessories is a tubular flexible device used for temporary or prolonged drainage of the biliary tract, for splinting of the bile duct during healing, or for preventing stricture of the bile duct. This generic type of device may include a bile collecting bag that is attached to the biliary catheter by a connector and fastened to the patient with a strap. |
• Surgical Contractor (FDA Code: FZR / 878.4800) |
• Surgical Curette (FDA Code: FZS / 878.4800) |
• Surgical Cutter (FDA Code: FZT / 878.4800) |
• Surgical Field Fiberoptic Illuminator (FDA Code: HBI / 878.4580) A surgical lamp (including a fixture) is a device intended to be used to provide visible illumination of the surgical field or the patient. |
• Surgical Hammer (FDA Code: FZY / 878.4800) |
• Surgical Head Hammer (FDA Code: GFB / 878.4820) Surgical instrument motors and accessories are AC-powered, battery-powered, or air-powered devices intended for use during surgical procedures to provide power to operate various accessories or attachments to cut hard tissue or bone and soft tissue. Accessories or attachments may include a bur, chisel (osteotome), dermabrasion brush, dermatome, drill bit, hammerhead, pin driver, and saw blade. |
• Surgical Headband Light (FDA Code: FSR / 886.4335) An operating headlamp is an AC-powered or battery-powered device intended to be worn on the user's head to provide a light source to aid visualization during surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures. |
• Surgical Instrument Tray (FDA Code: FSM / 878.4800) |
• Surgical Knife (FDA Code: EMF / 878.4800) |
• Surgical Lamps (FDA Code: FTD / 878.4580) |
• Surgical Light Accessories (FDA Code: FTA / 878.4580) |
• Surgical Lights (FDA Code: FTD / 878.4580) |
• Surgical Marking Pens (FDA Code: HRP / 886.4570) |
• Surgical Masks (FDA Code: FXX / 878.4040) Surgical apparel are devices that are intended to be worn by operating room personnel during surgical procedures to protect both the surgical patient and the operating room personnel from transfer of microorganisms, body fluids, and particulate material. Examples include surgical caps, hoods, masks, gowns, operating room shoes and shoe covers, and isolation masks and gowns. Surgical suits and dresses, commonly known as scrub suits, are excluded. |
• Surgical Mediastinoscope (FDA Code: EWY / 874.4720) A mediastinoscope and accessories is a tubular tapered electrical endoscopic device with any of a group of accessory devices which attach to the mediastinoscope and is intended to examine or treat tissue in the area separating the lungs. The device is inserted transthoracicly and is used in diagnosis of tumors and lesions and to determine whether excision of certain organs or tissues is indicated. It is typically used with a fiberoptic light source and carrier to provide illumination. The device is made of materials such as stainless steel. This generic type of device includes the flexible foreign body claw, flexible biopsy forceps, rigid biopsy curette, flexible biopsy brush, rigid biopsy forceps, and flexible biopsy curette, but excludes the fiberoptic light source and carrier. |
• Surgical Metal Tongue Depressor (FDA Code: KBL / 874.4420) |
• Surgical Needle Guide (FDA Code: GDF / 878.4800) |