GLUMA DESENSITIZER
Report
- Report Number
- 9610902-2011-00010
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- June 3, 2011
- Date of Event
- September 11, 2006
- Report Date
- May 31, 2011
- Manufacturer
- HERAEUS KULZER GMBH
- Product Code
- KLE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K962812
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
Narratives
IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE PT HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO ANY INGREDIENTS. THE GLUMA DESENSITIZER BOTTLE USED, HAD EXPIRED SEPT, 2002. THE INFO FOR USE (IFU) THAT DESCRIBED NECESSARY SAFETY INFO WAS NOT KEPT BY THE DR. NO RUBBER DAM WAS USED AND GLUMA DESENSITIZER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GUMS. THE POSSIBLE HAZARD OF SENSITIZATION IS MENTIONED IN THE IFU. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF THE PT HAD ALLERGIES TO THE COMPONENTS OF GLUMA DESENSITIZER (INCLUDING GLUTARALDEHYDE). DUE TO THE TREATMENT WITH SEVERAL DENTAL PRODUCTS THERE WAS NEVER A FINAL PROOF THAT THE PT SHOWED ALLERGIC REACTION TO GLUMA COMPONENTS. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF CORRECTIVE MEASURE TO FDA FINDING.
APPROX ONE HOUR BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE PT HAD RECEIVED A LOCAL ANESTHESIA (ULTRACAIN DS FORTE), SURGIDENT - RETRACTION FILAMENTS WITH ADRENALIN AND A HEMOSTATIC TREATMENT (VISKOSTAT) IN THE DENTAL OFFICE. AN IMPRESSION WAS TAKEN. BEFORE THE DENTIST APPLIED THE PROSTHESIS FOR THE CROWN PREPARATION, GLUMA DESENSITIZER WAS APPLIED, WHICH CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GUMS. APPROX TWO MINUTES LATER A TINGLING SENSATION AND LATER A SWELLING APPEARED. APPROX TWO MINUTES AFTER APPLICATION OF GLUMA DESENSITIZER THE PT REACTED WITH AN ALLERGIC QUINCKE'S EDEMA ABOVE THE LIP, LATERAL TO THE NOSE, ALONG WITH A SWELLING OF THE EYELID. THE SWELLING WAS IMMEDIATELY COOLED AND A CORTISONE OINTMENT APPLIED. THE SWELLING LASTED FOR FOUR DAYS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLUMA DESENSITIZER | KLE TOOTH RESIN BONDING AGENT | KLE | HERAEUS KULZER GMBH | 020025 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |