GLIDEWELL HT IMPLANT Ø4.3 X 10 MM
Report
- Report Number
- 3011649314-2025-00851
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 29, 2025
- Date of Event
- May 5, 2025
- Report Date
- October 13, 2025
- Manufacturer
- PRISMATIK DENTALCRAFT, INC.
- Product Code
- DZE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K143353
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- MI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
- Health Professional
- Yes
Narratives
THE PATIENT'S ETHNICITY/RACE WAS REPORTED AS WHITE BY THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. DEVICE EVALUATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED; FOLLOWING IS THE DEVICE ANALYSIS CONCLUSION: DHR RESULTS. THE DHR WAS REVIEWED FOR GLIDEWELL HT IMPLANT LOT# 6242925 AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE DISCOVERED TO INDICATE THAT A PRODUCT DEFECT OR NON-CONFORMITY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ISSUE. THE PART MET ALL THE CRITERIA CALLED FOR IN THE PRODUCTION ROUTER. STOCK PRODUCT REVIEWED RESULTS. A REVIEW OF STOCK PRODUCT WAS PERFORMED FOR GLIDEWELL HT IMPLANT LOT# 6242925 AND FOUND NO ADDITIONAL PRODUCT IN STOCK. INVESTIGATION METHODS/RESULTS. THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED BUT NOT IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE. AN ABUTMENT WAS ATTACHED TO THE IMPLANT. THE IMPLANT WAS VERIFIED TO BE A GLIDEWELL HT IMPLANT Ø4.3 X 10 MM (70-1189-IMP0010) USING THE RADIOGRAPHIC TEMPLATE (MKT-013579 REV 1 PK-4500230-112023). THERE WAS NO DEFECT OR NON-CONFORMITY OBSERVED AND THE THREADS WERE INTACT. MATTER WAS OBSERVED IN THE TREADING OF THE IMPLANT. THE COMPLAINT IS VERIFIED BASED ON THE RETURNED PART BUT CANNOT CONFIRM THE FAILURE MODE. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE FOUND THAT INDICATED THAT THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY THE DEVICE ITSELF. ROOT CAUSE DESCRIPTION. PER THE REPORTED INFORMATION, THERE WAS A FIT ISSUE WHERE THE ABUTMENT WOULD NOT SEPARATE FROM THE IMPLANT. THE PROBABLE CAUSE FOR THIS FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO OVER TORQUING OF THE ABUTMENT WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSE THE ABUTMENT TO HAVE A TIGHT FIT TO THE IMPLANT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE THE ABUTMENT AND IMPLANT. THE OVERTORQUING COULD BE DUE TO NOT FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS. CORRECTIVE ACTION. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION IS WARRANTED AT THIS TIME SINCE THE ROOT CAUSE WAS INCONCLUSIVE. BASED ON THE DHR REVIEW, THERE IS NO PRODUCT DEFORMITY OR NON-CONFORMITY. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE FOUND TO INDICATE THAT THE REPORTED ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY THE DEVICE ITSELF. MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS; HOWEVER, THE DEVICE EVALUATION IS PENDING. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE INVESTIGATION A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THE ANALYSIS CONCLUSION. THE PROBABLE ROOT CAUSE OF THE EVENT HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED. MANUFACTURER INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER: (B)(4).
A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL REPORTED THAT AFTER THE ABUTMENT ATTACHMENT A GLIDEWELL HT TAPERED IMPLANT WAS REMOVED DUE TO THE HEALING ABUTMENT WELDING TO THE IMPLANT, ON TOOTH NUMBER 22. PER THE REPORT THEY TRIED TO REMOVE THE HEALING ABUTMENT WITH A TORQUE WRENCH, BUT THE PATIENT EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING PATIENT SYMPTOM: PAIN. PER THE REPORT THE DEVICE WAS REMOVED, AND NO ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED, AND THE DEVICE WAS REPLACED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE THE PATIENT'S BONE QUALITY WAS TYPE II.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1411435 | GLIDEWELL HT IMPLANT Ø4.3 X 10 MM | GLIDEWELL HT TAPERED IMPLANT SYSTEM | DZE | PRISMATIK DENTALCRAFT, INC. | 70-1189-IMP0010 | 6242925 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 62 YR | Female | Required Intervention |