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      "city": "Schaumburg",
      "state": "IL",
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      "classification": "Class II",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
      "event_id": "69471",
      "recalling_firm": "Instrumed International, Inc.",
      "address_1": "626 Cooper Ct",
      "address_2": "N/A",
      "postal_code": "60173-4537",
      "voluntary_mandated": "Voluntary: Firm initiated",
      "initial_firm_notification": "Letter",
      "distribution_pattern": "Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, FL, IL, KS, MI, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, and VA.",
      "recall_number": "Z-0533-2015",
      "product_description": "An endometrial suction curette is a device used to remove material from the uterus and from the mucosal lining of the uterus by scraping and vacuum suction. This device is used to obtain tissue for biopsy or for menstrual extraction. This generic type of device may include catheters, syringes, and tissue filters or traps sold under the Medline Industries, Boss Instruments, Symmetry Surgical, CareFusion, and Adler Instrument Company brand names.",
      "product_quantity": "26 endometrial suction curettes",
      "reason_for_recall": "The reason these devices are being withdrawn from the market by Instrumed is that Instrumed did not market these devices prior to September 26, 1976, and therefore, does not meet all FDA requirements to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.",
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