ULAB SYSTEMS DENTAL ALIGNER
Report
- Report Number
- 3017155477-2024-00011
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- May 22, 2024
- Date of Event
- May 1, 2024
- Report Date
- May 22, 2024
- Manufacturer
- ULAB SYSTEMS
- Product Code
- NXC
- UDI-DI
- 00860002380094
- PMA / PMN Number
- K192596
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MT, US
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
WHO: THE DOCTOR CONTACTED ULAB REGARDING A POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION. WHAT: PATIENT WORE THE ALIGNERS, TRACKING, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO WEAR TRAY #8 (UPPER AND LOWER), THE PATIENT BROKE OUT IN RASHES ALL OVER HER BODY. THE DOCTOR ADVISED THE PATIENT TO GO BACK TO TRAYS #7 TO PINPOINT IF TRAYS #8 WAS THE ISSUE, THE PATIENT'S RASHES CLEARED UP. THEY THEN THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE DEAL, HAD THE PATIENTS PROGRESS TO TRAYS #8 (UPPER AND LOWER), SHE BROKE OUT IN RASHES AGAIN. THE PATIENT HAS SKIPPED TO ALIGNER #9 AND THEY ARE WAITING TO SEE IF SHE HAS A REACTION. · IF SHE DOES HAVE A REACTION, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER TO REMAKE ALIGNERS 7-11 UPPER 7-13 LOWER. · I ASKED IF THEY HAD #8 TO SHIP BACK TO US FOR INVESTIGATION BUT THE DOCTOR DOES NOT HAVE IT AT THIS TIME. THE ALIGNERS ARE WITH THE PATIENT. · (B)(6) SENT ME THE MSDS SHEETS, AND I WILL SEND THOSE TO DR. (B)(6) AND HIS TEAM. WHEN: (B)(6) 2024. WHERE: ALIGNERS WERE IN THE PATIENT'S POSSESSION AT THE TIME OF THE POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION. AS OF (B)(6) 2024, THERE HAS BEEN NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PATIENT'S ALLERGY HISTORY, ETC, PROVIDED BY THE DOCTOR. WHY: NO RMA NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. PER DISCUSSION IN THE COMPLAINT MEETING ON 5/2/2024, THE CAUSE OF THE PATIENT'S REACTION REMAINS UNDETERMINED. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE ALIGNER MATERIAL OR OTHER MATERIALS USED DURING THE TREATMENT (ADHESIVES/ATTACHMENT BONDING/LATEX) CAUSED THE PATIENT'S ALLERGIC REACTION. AS WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE PATIENT'S ALLERGY HISTORY, THIS REACTION MAY BE DUE TO OTHER EXTERNAL FACTORS/COMMON ALLERGENS THAT WERE INTRODUCED COINCIDENTALLY AT SAME TIME AS THE PLACEMENT OF THE ALIGNERS, SUCH AS POLLENS, DUSTMITES, PET ALLERGENS, BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INSECT VENOMS. CONCLUSION: THE CAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION IS UNDETERMINED. ULAB SYSTEMS REPORTED THIS MINOR ALLERGIC REACTION AS AN EMDR THROUGH OUR WEBTRADER PRODUCTION ACCOUNT, ON 05/22/2024.
WHO: THE DOCTOR CONTACTED ULAB REGARDING A POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION. WHAT: PATIENT WORE THE ALIGNERS, TRACKING, EVERYTHING WAS FINE. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO WEAR TRAY #8 (UPPER AND LOWER), THE PATIENT BROKE OUT IN RASHES ALL OVER HER BODY. THE DOCTOR ADVISED THE PATIENT TO GO BACK TO TRAYS #7 TO PINPOINT IF TRAYS #8 WAS THE ISSUE, THE PATIENT'S RASHES CLEARED UP. THEY THEN THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE DEAL, HAD THE PATIENTS PROGRESS TO TRAYS #8 (UPPER AND LOWER), SHE BROKE OUT IN RASHES AGAIN. THE PATIENT HAS SKIPPED TO ALIGNER #9 AND THEY ARE WAITING TO SEE IF SHE HAS A REACTION. · IF SHE DOES HAVE A REACTION, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER TO REMAKE ALIGNERS 7-11 UPPER 7-13 LOWER · I ASKED IF THEY HAD #8 TO SHIP BACK TO US FOR INVESTIGATION BUT THE DOCTOR DOES NOT HAVE IT AT THIS TIME. THE ALIGNERS ARE WITH THE PATIENT. · (B)(6) SENT ME THE MSDS SHEETS, AND I WILL SEND THOSE TO DR. (B)(6) AND HIS TEAM. WHEN: (B)(6) 2024. WHERE: ALIGNERS WERE IN THE PATIENT'S POSSESSION AT THE TIME OF THE POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION. AS OF (B)(6) 2024, THERE HAS BEEN NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE PATIENT'S ALLERGY HISTORY, ETC, PROVIDED BY THE DOCTOR. WHY: NO RMA. NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. PER DISCUSSION IN THE COMPLAINT MEETING ON 5/2/2024, THE CAUSE OF THE PATIENT'S REACTION REMAINS UNDETERMINED. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE ALIGNER MATERIAL OR OTHER MATERIALS USED DURING THE TREATMENT (ADHESIVES/ATTACHMENT BONDING/LATEX) CAUSED THE PATIENT'S ALLERGIC REACTION. AS WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE PATIENT'S ALLERGY HISTORY, THIS REACTION MAY BE DUE TO OTHER EXTERNAL FACTORS/COMMON ALLERGENS THAT WERE INTRODUCED COINCIDENTALLY AT SAME TIME AS THE PLACEMENT OF THE ALIGNERS, SUCH AS POLLENS, DUSTMITES, PET ALLERGENS, BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS, INSECT VENOMS. CONCLUSION: THE CAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION IS UNDETERMINED. ULAB SYSTEMS REPORTED THIS MINOR ALLERGIC REACTION AS AN EMDR THROUGH OUR WEBTRADER PRODUCTION ACCOUNT, ON 05/22/2024.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1768260 | ULAB SYSTEMS DENTAL ALIGNER | CLEAR ALIGNER | NXC | ULAB SYSTEMS | FG0094 | 00860002380094 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NA | Unknown | Other | FG0094, ULAB SYSTEMS USMILE ALIGNER KIT |