FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HUFRIEDYGROUP

MDR report key: 23355416 · Received October 22, 2025

Report

Report Number
3003933619-2025-70000
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 22, 2025
Date of Event
May 25, 2025
Report Date
July 1, 2025
Manufacturer
MECTRON S.P.A.
Product Code
KOJ
UDI-DI
10889950142551
PMA / PMN Number
K231391
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST
Health Professional
Yes

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION RECORDS NO ANOMALIES OR NON-CONFORMITIES EMERGED FROM THE REVIEW OF PRODUCT RELEASE CONTROL DATA. TREND ANALYSIS NO HISTORICAL RECORDS AVAILABLE OF SIMILAR EVENTS FOR THIS OR SIMILAR PRODUCT. CLINICAL EVALUATION & CONCLUSION DESPITE MULTIPLE FOLLOW-UP ATTEMPTS, THE PATIENT DECLINED TO PROVIDE FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC DETAILS REGARDING THE SUSPECTED AIR EMBOLISM. THE ONLY AVAILABLE CLINICAL INFORMATION INCLUDES REPORTED SWELLING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE, EYE, AND NECK. DUE TO THE LACK OF CONFIRMED MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND THE ABSENCE OF INSTRUMENTAL EVIDENCE, NO DEFINITIVE CONCLUSION CAN BE DRAWN REGARDING THE NATURE OF THE ADVERSE EVENT. FURTHERMORE, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL EVALUATION AND THE AVAILABLE USAGE DATA, NO CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP CAN BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE ADVERSE EVENT AND THE MEDICAL DEVICE OR ITS METHOD OF USE.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

A 80+ YEAR OLD PATIENT GOT AN AIR EMBOLISM DURING USE OF THE PWR PAIR.

Description of Event or Problem · 0

ON (B)(6) 2025, WE WERE INFORMED BY OUR DISTRIBUTOR HU-FRIEDY GROUP THAT A PATIENT OF ONE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCED AN ADVERSE EVENT DURING A TREATMENT WITH THE DEVICE OBJECT OF THE PRESENT REPORT. FROM A FIRST NOTICE, THE PATIENT CONDITION REPORTED BY THE DENTIST WAS AIR EMBOLISM THAT OCCURRED AFTER SCALING TREATMENT FOLLOWED BY ABOUT 1 SECOND OF PERIODONTAL AIR POLISHING. THE PATIENT WAS SENT BY THE DENTIST TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE NOTICED A SWELLING OF THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE, EYE, AND NECK.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1403603 HUFRIEDYGROUP DENTAL SCALER AND AIR POLISHER KOJ MECTRON S.P.A. APPAIR 10889950142551

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 80 YR Female Hospitalization