FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3M¿ APC¿ FLASH-FREE VICTORY SERIES¿ LOW PROFILE BRACKET

MDR report key: 21979275 · Received May 7, 2025

Report

Report Number
2020467-2025-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
May 7, 2025
Date of Event
April 11, 2025
Report Date
May 7, 2025
Manufacturer
3M UNITEK CORPORATION
Product Code
EJF
PMA / PMN Number
K113197
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
OH, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

NO LOT NUMBER WAS PROVIDED, AND NO SAMPLES WERE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; THEREFORE, CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NICKEL AND/OR CHROMIUM. MEDICAL HISTORY INCLUDES IRRITATION FROM JEWELRY. A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION IS KNOWN TO BE ALLERGIC TO NICKEL AND/OR CHROMIUM. SOLVENTUM WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

3M¿ APC¿ FLASH-FREE VICTORY SERIES¿ LOW PROFILE BRACKET WERE BONDED USING A 3M¿ DIGITAL BONDING TRAY. THE PATIENT DEVELOPED HIVES/WELTS ON THE FACE, NECK, AND TORSO AFTER THE BRACKETS WERE PLACED. PATIENT WAS PRESCRIBED CLARITIN AND PREDNISONE. AFTER TEN DAYS, THE BRACES WERE REMOVED DUE TO PATIENT CONCERN OF POSSIBLE WORSENING OF THE SYMPTOMS WHEN NO LONGER TAKING MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED. PATIENT INDICATED SHE GETS SORE/IRRITATED FROM CHEAP EARRINGS AND COSTUME JEWELRY. DUE TO THE BROAD NATURE OF THE HIVES, THE REPORTER DID NOT THINK THE HIVES WERE DUE TO GLOVES OR OTHER PRODUCTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1886325 3M¿ APC¿ FLASH-FREE VICTORY SERIES¿ LOW PROFILE BRACKET BRACKET, METAL, ORTHODONTIC EJF 3M UNITEK CORPORATION NI NI

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 29 YR Female Required Intervention