SEA BOND DENTURE ADHESIVE LOWER WAFERS
Report
- Report Number
- 1450238-2012-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- July 6, 2012
- Date of Event
- April 28, 2012
- Report Date
- July 3, 2012
- Manufacturer
- COMBE LABORATORIES
- Product Code
- KXW
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- WI, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
QC WILL EVALUATE RETURNED PRODUCT SAMPLE UPON RECEIPT FROM COMBE WHITE PLAINS. WILL REPORT QC EVAL RESULTS TO FDA WHEN COMPLETE.
INITIAL REPORTER STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THAT HIS DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND SUBSEQUENT ADMITTANCE TO THE HOSPITAL WAS A RESULT OF HIS USE OF (B)(4) DENTURE ADHESIVE. IN ERROR, THIS CASE WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MANAGER OF PRODUCT INTEGRITY BY THE CONSUMER RESOURCES AGENT WHO RECEIVED THE CALL ON (B)(4) 2012. ON (B)(6) 2012, COMBE INCORPORATED RECEIVED A LETTER FROM INITIAL REPORTER STATING THAT HE USED (B)(4) WHICH MADE HIS MOUTH STICKY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SWALLOW AND BREATHE. HE REQUESTED A REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE. ON (B)(6) 2012, THE INITIAL REPORTER CALLED COMBE TO INQUIRE ABOUT REFUND. THE CONSUMER RESOURCES AGENT ASKED IF HE REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HIS EXPERIENCE AND HE REPLIED THAT HE HAD BEEN IN THE (B)(6) HOSPITAL AND WAS RELEASED ON (B)(6) 2012. HE SAID HE THINKS THAT HE INHALED SOME OF THE ADHESIVE. HE SAID HE IS DOING WELL NOW. AGENT REMINDED HIM TO RETURN THE UNUSED WAFERS. MANAGER OF PRODUCT INTEGRITY AT COMBE OBSERVED THE RETURNED WAFERS ON (B)(4) 2012, REPLAYED THE (B)(4) 2012 CALL AND NOTED THE REPORTED HOSPITALIZATION. CALLED CONSUMER ON (B)(4) 2012 AND SENT LETTER REQUESTING FURTHER INFO. HE HAS NOT RESPONDED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEA BOND DENTURE ADHESIVE LOWER WAFERS | KXW | COMBE LABORATORIES | R12A065 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 YR | Hospitalization | CORTICOSTEROID |