FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
TYTIN
MDR report key: 2421579
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Received January 19, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 1815757-2012-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- January 19, 2012
- Date of Event
- December 19, 2011
- Report Date
- December 26, 2011
- Manufacturer
- KERR CORPORATION
- Product Code
- DZS
- PMA / PMN Number
- K935535
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- FR
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
NO INJURY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT BUT ONE MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED BECAUSE IF THIS MALFUNCTION WERE TO RECUR IT MAY LEAD TO INHALATION OF THE UNMIXED PARTICLES BY THE DOCTOR OR PATIENT. NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED; AN EVALUATION ON THE RETAIN SAMPLE WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND TO MEET PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
A CUSTOMER STATED THAT AFTER MIXING A TYTIN CAPSULE IN AN AMALGAMATOR AND OPENING IT UP, THE MERCURY WAS NOT MIXED WITH THE SILVER POWDER. THE CONTENTS SPILLED OUT OVER THE OPERATION AREA.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TYTIN | DENTAL AMALGAM CAPSULE | DZS | KERR CORPORATION | 0-1238 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other |