FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
X-POST
MDR report key: 2916451
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Received December 19, 2012
Report
- Report Number
- 8031010-2012-00070
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- December 19, 2012
- Report Date
- November 26, 2012
- Manufacturer
- DENTSPLY MAILLEFER
- Product Code
- ELR
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- GM
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
WHILE NO SERIOUS INJURY RESULTED INT HIS EVENT, THERE HAS BEEN PREVIOUS REPORT RECEIVED WITHIN THE PAST TWO YEARS INVOLVING POST BREAKAGE THAT RESULTED IN A SERIOUS INJURY. THEREFORE, THIS EVENT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR REPORTABILITY PER 21 CFR PART 803. THE DEVICE WAS NOT RETURNED FOR EVALUATION AND THE LOT NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED FOR RETAINED-PRODUCT TESTING AND/OR DHR REVIEW.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IN THIS EVENT IT WAS REPORTED THAT A X-POST WAS "FRAYED AT THE APICAL END." THE BROKEN PIECE WAS RETRIEVED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-POST | ELR | DENTSPLY MAILLEFER |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |