FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
DISTAL END CUTTER
MDR report key: 1911401
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Received November 24, 2010
Report
- Report Number
- 2086211-2010-00123
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- November 24, 2010
- Report Date
- October 26, 2010
- Manufacturer
- DENTSPLY GAC
- Product Code
- EJB
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- OR, US
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
WHILE NO SERIOUS INJURY RESULTED IN THIS EVENT, THERE HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS REPORT RECEIVED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS INVOLVING A SIMILAR DEVICE WHERE THIS MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN A SERIOUS INJURY. THEREFORE, THIS EVENT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR REPORTABILITY PER 21 CFR PART 803. THE DEVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVAL, THOUGH RESULTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THIS REPORT.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IN THIS EVENT, IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE TIP OF A DISTAL END CUTTER SEPARATED; NO INJURY RESULTED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DISTAL END CUTTER | EJB | DENTSPLY GAC | 08-25-1 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OFFICE USES WIRES UP TO .019X .025 SS |