FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MAXCEM ELITE

MDR report key: 1951260 · Received January 6, 2011

Report

Report Number
2024312-2011-00002
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
January 6, 2011
Report Date
December 8, 2010
Manufacturer
KERR CORPORATION
Product Code
EMA
PMA / PMN Number
K073209
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
PA, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

A DOCTOR REPORTED THAT CROWNS THAT HAD BEEN PLACED WITH MAXCEM ELITE DEBONDED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER PLACEMENT. THE DOCTOR DID NOT SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS AFFECTED; HOWEVER THE DOCTOR DID IDENTIFY THREE LOTS OF MAXCEM ELITE THAT WERE IN USE AT THE TIME THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED. THE PRODUCT LOT INDICATED IN THIS REPORT WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION; THEREFORE A RETAIN SAMPLE WAS TESTED FOR ADHESIVE STRENGTH AND WAS FOUND TO MEET PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS. A REVIEW OF THE MANUFACTURING RECORDS INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO NON-CONFORMANCES OR VARIANCES DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF THIS PRODUCT LOT. IN ADDITION, A REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT DATABASE INDICATED THAT NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED REGARDING THIS PRODUCT LOT. THESE INVESTIGATION RESULTS HAVE LED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THIS INCIDENT IS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THE CAUSE OF THE DEBONDS WAS DUE TO A USER OR TECHNIQUE-RELATED PROBLEM AND NOT DUE TO A PRODUCT FAILURE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6), 2010, A DOCTOR REPORTED THAT CROWNS THAT HAD BEEN CEMENTED WITH MAXCEM ELITE DE-BONDED WITHIN ONE MONTH AFTER PLACEMENT. THIS IS THE SECOND OF THREE REPORTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 MAXCEM ELITE DENTAL CEMENT EMA KERR CORPORATION 3544479

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R