FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT Ø4.3 X 8 MM

MDR report key: 17878900 · Received October 5, 2023

Report

Report Number
3011649314-2023-00626
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 5, 2023
Date of Event
August 17, 2023
Report Date
July 7, 2025
Manufacturer
PRISMATIK DENTALCRAFT, INC.
Product Code
DZE
PMA / PMN Number
K143353
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. IF/WHEN THE DEVICE IS RETURNED, AN INVESTIGATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT AND A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

THE DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED. HOWEVER, THE NON-VISUAL DEVICE EVALUATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND THE RESULTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: DHR RESULTS: THE DHR WAS REVIEWED FOR LOT #6131052 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#6131052 AND FOUND NO ADDITIONAL PRODUCT IN STOCK TO REVIEW. INVESTIGATION METHODS/RESULTS: CUSTOMER HAS NOT RETURNED THE REPORTED DEVICE OR PROVIDED PICTURES FOR REVIEW TO DATE. HOWEVER, THE NON-VISUAL DEVICE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. ROOT CAUSE: "LACK OF PRIMARY STABILITY" IS A COMMON COMPLAINT IN REGARD 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 LACK OF PRIMARY STABILITY IS INCONCLUSIVE AND SPECIFIC TO EACH CASE, PROBABLE CAUSES COULD BE 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. IFU 570 REV 4.0 (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 4.0 (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

ADDITIONAL DATA: B1, B2, H6 (TYPE OF INVESTIGATION CODES, AND INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS CODE - 22). CORRECTED DATA: G1, H1, H6 (INVESTIGATION FINDINGS CODE, AND INVESTIGATION CONCLUSIONS CODE - 4315). CAPA: CA-00016. MANUFACTURER REFERENCE: (B)(4). RELATED MW REPORTS: 3011649314-2023-00624, 3011649314-2023-00625, 3011649314-2023-00627, 3011649314-2023-00628, 3011649314-2025-00676.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT FAILED. THE PATIENT'S BONE TYPE IS IV AND THEIR ORAL HYGIENE IS LISTED AS FAIR. THERE IS NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL HISTORY PRIOR TO IMPLANT PLACEMENT. THE PATIENT PRESENTED ON (B)(6) 2023 FOR A PRIMARY PROCEDURE. DURING PLACEMENT OF THE DEVICE, THE PROVIDER WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE PRIMARY STABILITY. IT WAS AT THAT TIME THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT SIZE IMPLANT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2098878 HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT Ø4.3 X 8 MM HAHN TAPERED IMPLANT DZE PRISMATIK DENTALCRAFT, INC. 70-1154-IMP0009 6131052

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 71 YR Male Required Intervention