FDA Adverse Event Summary report: N

CLEARCORRECT SYSTEM/ALIGNERS

MDR report key: 4210298 · Received October 17, 2014

Report

Report Number
3007130440-2014-00007
Date Received
October 17, 2014
Date of Event
September 22, 2014
Report Date
October 16, 2014
Manufacturer
CLEARCORRECT,LLC
Product Code
NXC
PMA / PMN Number
K113618
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: PROVIDER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS DEVELOPING A RASH WITH THEIR MOUTH AND SUBMITTED PICTURES AS EVIDENCE. PREVIOUS PHASE SHIPPED DID NOT RESULT IN AN ADVERSE EVENT AND THE PROVIDER BELIEVED THAT THE PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. INVESTIGATION OF THE PRODUCTIONS LINE PROVED THAT NO PROTOCOL OR OTHER CHANGES (SUCH AS CHANGE IN MATERIAL, CLEANING SOLUTION, OR OTHER METHODS OF MANUFACTURE) SINCE PREVIOUS SHIPMENTS ((B)(4) 2013 AND (B)(4) 2014) THAT COULD HAVE LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUCOSAL IRRITATION. REQUESTED PRODUCT WAS RETURNED TO (B)(4) 2014 AND INSPECTED. PRODUCT CONFORMED TO INSPECTION PROTOCOLS. ORIGINAL DENTAL IMPRESSIONS WERE FOUND TO BE DISTORTED AT THE OCCLUSAL AND DISTAL MOLAR REGIONS FOR BOTH ARCHES AND THAT THE PATIENT HAS A CALCIUM BUMP THAT COULD HAVE BEEN IRRITATED BY THE ALIGNER. CASE IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD UNTIL PROVIDER AND PATIENT DETERMINE TO CONTINUE OR PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUE TREATMENT. MANUFACTURE NARRATIVE SUMMARY: ON (B)(6) 2014 PROVIDER INFORMED SUPPORT REP THAT THE PATIENT HAD DEVELOPED MUCOSAL IRRITATION AND PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE INFECTED AREAS OF THE PATIENT'S MOUTH. PROVIDER STATED THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE ANY SIMILAR EVENTS WITH THE PREVIOUS ALIGNERS THAT SHIPPED ON (B)(4) 2013 AND (B)(4) 2014. SUPPORT REP INSTRUCTED THE PROVIDER TO RETURN THE PRODUCT THAT THEY BELIEVED IT MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVERSE EVENT AND TO DISCONTINUE TREATMENT UNTIL COMPLETION OF QUALITY CONTROL INVESTIGATION. PRODUCTION LINE WAS IN WAS INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS SHIPMENTS FOR THIS PATIENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVERSE EVENT. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGES THAT COULD LEAD TO THE PATIENT DEVELOPING A RASH AND RETURNED PRODUCTS SHOWED NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. CASE IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD UNTIL PROVIDER AND PATIENT DETERMINE TO CONTINUE OR PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUE TREATMENT.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2014 PROVIDER INFORMED SUPPORT REP THAT THE PATIENT HAD DEVELOPED MUCOSAL IRRITATION AND PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE INFECTED AREAS OF THE PATIENT'S MOUTH. PROVIDER STATED THE PATIENT DID NOT HAVE ANY SIMILAR EVENTS WITH THE PREVIOUS ALIGNERS THAT SHIPPED ON (B)(4) 2013 AND (B)(4) 2014. SUPPORT REP INSTRUCTED THE PROVIDER TO RETURN THE PRODUCT THAT THEY BELIEVED IT MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVERSE EVENT AND TO DISCONTINUE TREATMENT UNTIL COMPLETION OF QUALITY CONTROL INVESTIGATION. PRODUCTION LINE WAS INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY CHANGES SINCE PREVIOUS SHIPMENTS FOR THIS PATIENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVERSE EVENT. THE INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO CHANGES THAT COULD LEAD TO THE PATIENT DEVELOPING A RASH AND RETURNED PRODUCTS SHOWED NO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. CASE IS CURRENTLY ON HOLD UNTIL PROVIDER AND PATIENT DETERMINE TO CONTINUE OR PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUE TREATMENT.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
663526 CLEARCORRECT SYSTEM/ALIGNERS CLEAR PLASTIC ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER NXC CLEARCORRECT,LLC PHASE 4 0811204-33701

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 UNK Required Intervention