FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

TYTIN

MDR report key: 3736182 · Received April 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
1815757-2014-00004
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
April 9, 2014
Report Date
March 10, 2014
Manufacturer
KERR CORPORATION
Product Code
DZS
PMA / PMN Number
K935535
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

SPECIFIC INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO PATIENT GENDER, AGE, AND WEIGHT WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE AMALGAM AND REPEATED THE PROCEDURE, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TO DATE, THE PATIENT IS DOING FINE. THE PRODUCT WAS NOT RETURNED; THEREFORE, A PHYSICAL EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED ON A RETAINED SAMPLE OF THE PRODUCT, YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATION FOR CARVE TIME.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DOCTOR ALLEGED THAT THE TYTIN AMALGAM WAS TOO GRAINY AND HARD TO CONDENSE DURING PROCEDURES FOR THREE (3) PATIENTS. THIS IS THE THIRD OF THREE (3) REPORTS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
214536 TYTIN DENTAL AMALGAM CAPSULE DZS KERR CORPORATION 3-1221

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other| R