FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MAXCEM ELITE

MDR report key: 3011690 · Received March 19, 2013

Report

Report Number
2024312-2013-00069
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 19, 2013
Date of Event
January 3, 2013
Report Date
February 21, 2013
Manufacturer
KERR CORPORATION
Product Code
EMA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

ALTHOUGH THE DOCTOR IDENTIFIED TWO (2) DIFFERENT LOTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF THE RESTORATIONS, HE COULD NOT VERIFY WHICH LOT WAS USED ON EACH PATIENT; THEREFORE, NO LOT NUMBERS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THIS REPORT. THE LOTS INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED INCIDENTS INCLUDE LOT NUMBERS 4548392 AND 4488161. THE PATIENT HAD EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A CROWN FROM TOOTH #10 APPROXIMATELY FOUR (4) MONTHS AFTER PLACEMENT ON (B)(6) 2013. THE DOCTOR CLEANED OUT THE CROWN AND RE-CEMENTED IT USING A DIFFERENT PRODUCT, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TO DATE, THE PATIENT IS DOING FINE. THE PRODUCT INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED INCIDENT FROM LOT NUMBER 4548392 WAS NOT RETURNED; THEREFORE, A PHYSICAL TEST WAS PERFORMED ON RETAINED PRODUCT, YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE PRODUCT FROM LOT NUMBER 4488161 WAS RETURNED IN A CONDITION WHICH MADE ANALYSIS IMPOSSIBLE; THEREFORE, A PHYSICAL TEST WAS PERFORMED ON RETAINED PRODUCT, YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. IN ADDITION, NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED WITH REGARD TO EITHER LOT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DOCTOR IDENTIFIED TWO (2) DIFFERENT LOTS OF MAXCEM ELITE, WHICH WERE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF RESTORATIONS IN FIVE (5) PATIENTS; HOWEVER, THE DOCTOR WAS NOT DEFINITIVE AS TO THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS AFFECTED WITH REGARD TO EACH LOT. THIS IS THE FIRST OF FIVE (5) REPORTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
114112 MAXCEM ELITE CEMENT, DENTAL EMA KERR CORPORATION

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 58 YR Other| R