PREMISE
Report
- Report Number
- 2024312-2014-00589
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- August 22, 2014
- Report Date
- August 1, 2014
- Manufacturer
- KERR CORPORATION
- Product Code
- EBF
- PMA / PMN Number
- K032921
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- CA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
Narratives
SPECIFIC PATIENT INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THE EXACT NUMBER INVOLVED, GENDERS, AGES, OR WEIGHTS COULD NOT BE RECALLED BY THE DOCTOR. ALTHOUGH THE DOCTOR IDENTIFIED THREE (3) DIFFERENT LOTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPOSITE NOT FULLY POLYMERIZING, THE DOCTOR COULD NOT VERIFY WHICH LOT HAD BEEN USED ON ANY OF THE PATIENTS; THEREFORE, NO LOT NUMBERS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THIS REPORT. THE LOTS INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED INCIDENT INCLUDE LOT NUMBERS 4890803, 4952168, 4946447, 4952165, 4961925, 5044009, 5119317, 4923681, 5044012, 5137498, AND 4951208. THE DOCTOR DRILLED OUT THE COMPOSITE AND REPLACED THE RESTORATION DURING THE SAME OFFICE VISIT FOR EACH OF THE PATIENTS. TO DATE, EACH OF THE PATIENTS ARE DOING FINE. RETURNED PRODUCTS FROM LOT NUMBERS 4952168, 4946447, AND 5044009 WERE TESTED FOR DEPTH OF CURE, YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. THE PRODUCT FROM LOT NUMBERS 4890803, 4952165, 4961925, AND 5119317 WAS RETURNED IN A CONDITION WHICH MADE ANALYSIS IMPOSSIBLE; THEREFORE, A PHYSICAL EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED ON A RETAINED SAMPLE, YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. RETURNED PRODUCT FROM LOT NUMBERS 4923681, 5044012, 5137498, AND 4951208 WERE TESTED FOR DEPTH OF CURE. THE PRODUCTS DID NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS; THEREFORE, RETAINED SAMPLES FROM EACH OF THE LOTS WERE EVALUATED, YIELDING RESULTS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. SINCE BOTH THE DHR AND RETAINED SAMPLES SHOW LOT NUMBERS 4923681, 5044012, 5137498, AND 4951208 TO BE MANUFACTURED AND TESTING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS, IT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED THAT THE RETURNED PRODUCT FROM THESE LOTS WAS COMPROMISED IN THE FIELD, MOST LIKELY DUE TO IMPROPER STORAGE CONDITIONS. PER THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE, PREMISE COMPOSITE MUST BE KEPT AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
A DOCTOR ALLEGED THAT THE PREMISE COMPOSITE DID NOT FULLY POLYMERIZE DURING PROCEDURES ON MULTIPLE PATIENTS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509987 | PREMISE | TOOTH SHADE RESIN MATERIAL | EBF | KERR CORPORATION |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other| R |