FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT Ø4.3 X 8 MM

MDR report key: 17149138 · Received June 17, 2023

Report

Report Number
3011649314-2023-00353
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 17, 2023
Date of Event
April 4, 2023
Report Date
April 22, 2025
Manufacturer
PRISMATIK DENTALCRAFT, INC.
Product Code
DZE
PMA / PMN Number
K143353
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED, THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: DHR RESULTS: THE DHR WAS REVIEWED FOR HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT LOT# 6113530 AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE DISCOVERED TO INDICATE THAT A PRODUCT DEFECT OR NON-CONFORMITY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE. THE PART MET ALL THE CRITERIA CALLED FOR IN THE PRODUCTION ROUTER. STOCK PRODUCT REVIEWED RESULTS: A REVIEW OF STOCK PRODUCT WAS PERFORMED FOR HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT LOT# 6113530 AND FOUND NO ADDITIONAL PRODUCT IN STOCK. INVESTIGATION METHODS/RESULTS: THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED BUT NOT IN ORIGINAL PACKAGE. THE IMPLANT WAS VERIFIED TO BE AN HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT Ø4.3 X 8 MM (70-1154-IMP0009) USING RADIOGRAPHIC TEMPLATE (PK-209-062515). THERE WAS NO DEFECT OR NON-CONFORMITY OBSERVED AND THE THREADS WERE INTACT. (SEE ATTACHED IMAGES) THE COMPLAINT IS VERIFIED BASED ON THE RETURNED PART BUT CANNOT CONFIRM THE FAILURE MODE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE FOUND THAT INDICATED THAT THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY THE DEVICE ITSELF. ROOT CAUSE: "FAILURE TO OSSEOINTEGRATE" IS A COMMON COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO IMPLANT FAILURE. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE PATIENT'S BONE DOES NOT INTEGRATE WITH THE IMPLANT SURFACE. THE POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO THIS COMPLAINT COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO VARIOUS CAUSES. ALTHOUGH THE ROOT CAUSE FOR FAILURE TO OSSEOINTEGRATE IS INCONCLUSIVE AND SPECIFIC TO EACH CASE, PROBABLE CAUSES COULD BE THE LOSS OF PRIMARY STABILITY AT THE OSTEOTOMY SITE DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BONE OR POOR BONE QUALITY; EITHER THE BONE WAS TOO SOFT OR THE OPERATOR ERRED IN CREATING AN OSTEOTOMY BIGGER THAN THE SIZE OF THE IMPLANT DIAMETER. PREMATURE LOADING, PATIENT'S HEALTH, PERI-IMPLANTITIS, SMOKING, AND LACK OF ORAL HYGIENE MAY ALSO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. PER THE REPORTED INFORMATION, THE PATIENT HAS A HISTORY OF DENTAL IMPLANTS AND SMOKING. IFU 570 REV 3.0 (HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT SYSTEM) CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN THE CONTRAINDICATIONS SECTION: "HAHN TAPERED IMPLANTS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED IN PATIENTS DISCOVERED TO BE MEDICALLY UNFIT FOR THE INTENDED TREATMENT. PRIOR TO CLINICAL INTERVENTION, PROSPECTIVE PATIENTS MUST BE THOROUGHLY EVALUATED FOR ALL KNOWN RISK FACTORS AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND SUBSEQUENT HEALING. CONTRAINDICATIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: VASCULAR CONDITIONS, UNCONTROLLED DIABETES, CLOTTING DISORDERS, ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY, METABOLIC BONE DISEASE, CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION THERAPY, CHRONIC PERIODONTAL INFLAMMATION, INSUFFICIENT SOFT TISSUE COVERAGE, METABOLIC OR SYSTEMIC DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH WOUND AND/OR BONE HEALING, USE OF PHARMACEUTICALS THAT INHIBIT OR ALTER NATURAL BONE REMODELING, ANY DISORDERS WHICH INHIBIT A PATIENT'S ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DAILY ORAL HYGIENE, UNCONTROLLED PARAFUNCTIONAL HABITS, INSUFFICIENT HEIGHT AND/OR WIDTH OF BONE, AND INSUFFICIENT INTERARCH SPACE." IFU 570 REV 3.0 (HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT SYSTEM) CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN PRECAUTION SECTION SURGICAL PROCEDURES: "MINIMIZING TISSUE DAMAGE IS CRUCIAL TO SUCCESSFUL IMPLANT OSSEOINTEGRATION. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ELIMINATE SOURCES OF INFECTION, CONTAMINANTS, SURGICAL AND THERMAL TRAUMA. THE RISK OF OSSEOINTEGRATION FAILURE INCREASES AS TISSUE TRAUMA INCREASES. ALL DRILLING PROCEDURES SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT 2000 RPM OR LESS UNDER CONTINUAL AND COPIOUS IRRIGATION. ALL SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS USED MUST BE IN GOOD CONDITION AND SHOULD BE USED CAREFULLY TO AVOID DAMAGE TO IMPLANTS OR OTHER COMPONENTS. IMPLANTS SHOULD BE PLACED WITH SUFFICIENT STABILITY; HOWEVER, EXCESSIVE INSERTION TORQUE MAY RESULT IN IMPLANT FRACTURE, OR FRACTURE OR NECROSIS OF THE IMPLANT SITE. THE PROPER SURGICAL PROTOCOL SHOULD BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO." IFU 570 REV 3.0 (HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT SYSTEM) CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN WARNING SECTION: "ABSOLUTE SUCCESS CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. FACTORS SUCH AS INFECTION, DISEASE AND INADEQUATE BONE QUALITY AND/OR QUANTITY CAN RESULT IN OSSEOINTEGRATION FAILURES FOLLOWING SURGERY OR INITIAL OSSEOINTEGRATION." IFU 570 REV 3.0 (HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT SYSTEM) CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IN WARNING SECTION: "THE IMPLANT SITE SHOULD BE INSPECTED FOR ADEQUATE BONE BY RADIOGRAPHS, PALPATIONS AND VISUAL EXAMINATION. DETERMINE THE LOCATION OF NERVES AND OTHER VITAL STRUCTURES AND THEIR PROXIMITY TO THE IMPLANT SITE BEFORE ANY DRILLING TO AVOID POTENTIAL INJURY, SUCH AS PERMANENT NUMBNESS TO THE LOWER LIP AND CHIN."

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

CORRECTION: SECTION B: B3: DATE OF EVENT UPDATED AS IT WAS NOTED INCORRECTLY ON THE INITIAL SUBMISSION. B5: EVENT OR PROBLEM REVISED FROM THE INITIAL SUBMISSION TO REFLECT THE REPORTED EVENT. SECTION D: D6A: IMPLANT DATE UPDATED AS IT WAS NOTED INCORRECTLY ON THE INITIAL SUBMISSION. D6B: EXPLANT DATE UPDATED AS IT WAS NOTED INCORRECTLY ON THE INITIAL SUBMISSION. THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE KEPT ON RECORD FOR TRACK AND TRENDING PURPOSES.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

G3 IN THE PREVIOUS REPORT WAS INADVERTENTLY REPORTED AS (B)(6) 2023, HOWEVER, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS (B)(6) 2023. CAPA CA-00016. MANUFACTURER REFERENCE: (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE HAS BEEN RETURNED. ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS COMPLAINT WILL BE KEPT ON RECORD FOR TRACK AND TRENDING PURPOSES.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT FAILED. THE PATIENT'S BONE TYPE IS II. THE PATIENT HAS A HISTORY OF DENTAL IMPLANTS AND SMOKING. THE PATIENT PRESENTED ON (B)(6) 2022 FOR A PRIMARY PROCEDURE ON TOOTH #13. THE PATIENT RETURNED ON (B)(6) 2023 BEFORE THE SECOND STAGE OF SURGERY WITH COMPLAINTS THAT THE IMPLANT FELT LOOSE. UPON EXAMINATION, THE PROVIDER NOTED BONE LOSS AROUND THE IMPLANT SITE AND AN INFECTION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IMPLANT HAD LOST INTEGRATION, AND THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED. BASED ON THE DATES NOTED IN THE QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED BY THE PROVIDER, A MEDICAL OPINION WAS SOUGHT, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THE TIME SPAN OF IMPLANTATION AND REMOVAL, THE IMPLANT FAILED TO INTEGRATE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT FAILED. THE PATIENT'S BONE TYPE IS II. THE PATIENT PRESENTED ON (B)(6) 2022 FOR A PRIMARY PROCEDURE ON TOOTH #13. THE PATIENT RETURNED ON (B)(6) 2023 BEFORE THE SECOND STAGE OF SURGERY WITH COMPLAINTS THAT THE IMPLANT FELT LOOSE. UPON EXAMINATION, THE PROVIDER NOTED BONE LOSS AROUND THE IMPLANT SITE AND AN INFECTION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IMPLANT HAD LOST INTEGRATION, AND THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT FAILED. THE PATIENT'S BONE TYPE IS II. THE PATIENT HAS A HISTORY OF DENTAL IMPLANTS, SMOKING, AND PERIODONTAL DISEASE. THE PATIENT PRESENTED ON (B)(6) 2021 FOR A PRIMARY PROCEDURE ON TOOTH #12. THE PATIENT RETURNED ON (B)(6) 2023 WITH COMPLAINTS THAT THE IMPLANT FELT LOOSE. UPON EXAMINATION, THE PROVIDER NOTED BONE LOSS AROUND THE IMPLANT SITE AND AN INFECTION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE IMPLANT HAD LOST INTEGRATION, AND THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
692347 HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT Ø4.3 X 8 MM HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT DZE PRISMATIK DENTALCRAFT, INC. 70-1154-IMP0009 6113530

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 79 YR Female Required Intervention