FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
OPTRAGATE
MDR report key: 1870101
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Received September 30, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 9612352-2010-00002
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- September 30, 2010
- Date of Event
- September 23, 2010
- Report Date
- September 28, 2010
- Manufacturer
- IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG
- Product Code
- EIG
- PMA / PMN Number
- EXEMPT
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
BECAUSE IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER NUMBNESS IS PERMANENT, MANUFACTURER HAS CHOSEN TO REPORT AS ADVERSE INCIDENT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
DENTIST DESCRIBES THAT HE USED AN OPTRAGATE TO ISOLATE AN ADULT TO PLACE A BONDED RETAINER FROM #22-27. THE PT CALLED BACK THE NEXT DAY TO REPORT THAT HER LIPS, CHIN AND NOSE WERE NUMB. NO ANESTHETIC WAS USED. DENTIST REPORTS NUMBNESS HAS CONTINUED FOR 2 WEEKS AS OF DATE OF THIS REPORT AND PT BELIEVES IS SPREADING NOW TO HER NOSE AND CHEEKS. THE PT IS A (B)(6) FEMALE WITH POSSIBLE LATEX ALLERGY. NITRILE EXAM GLOVES WERE USED. THE OPTRAGATE DOES NOT CONTAIN LATEX.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OPTRAGATE | CHEEK RETRACTOR | EIG | IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG | ML5508 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disability |