FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

IMPLANTMED SI-915

MDR report key: 4254125 · Received November 7, 2014

Report

Report Number
9681479-2014-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 7, 2014
Date of Event
July 9, 2014
Report Date
August 14, 2014
Manufacturer
W & H DENTALWERK BUERMOOS GMBH
Product Code
GEY
PMA / PMN Number
K052741
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

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Description of Event or Problem · 1

DURING A DENTAL TREATMENT ON A PATIENT THE DOCTOR DRILLED AN IMPLANT INTO THE PATIENT'S SINUS CAVITY. THE DOCTOR REPORTED THE EVENT ON (B)(6) 2014. MDR REPORT NUMBER: 1060818-2014-00001. AFTER INVESTIGATING ALL THE AVAILABLE FACTS, W & H CLASSIFIED THE COMPLAINT AS AN ACCIDENTAL USER ERROR BECAUSE THE DOCTOR USED THE WRONG PROGRAM. THE DEVICE IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH FIVE PROGRAM BUTTONS. EACH PROGRAM IS MARKED WITH DIFFERENT SYMBOLS AND WITH THE GEAR REDUCTION. PROGRAM ONE IS MARKED WITH 1:1 AND ALL OTHER PROGRAMS ARE MARKED WITH 20:1 GEAR REDUCTION. THE PUSH BUTTON OF THE ACTIVE PROGRAM IS LIGHTNING. EVERY PROGRAM CHANGE IS SUPPORTED BY A SHORT ACOUSTIC SIGNAL. THE PROGRAM CHANGE BACK TO PROGRAM ONE (1:1) IS SUPPORTED BY A LONG ACOUSTIC SIGNAL. THE FACTORY SETTING AS WELL AS ALL POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE IFU ON PAGE 30-31. IF THE DENTIST USED THE RIGHT PROGRAM FOR INSERT IMPLANTS, WHICH IS PROGRAM FOUR, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO HAVE THE WRONG SPEED BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LIMITED TO 15 RPM'S AND THE SPEED IS NOT ADJUSTABLE BY THE USER. THE PATIENT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED IF THE DENTIST FOLLOWED THE IFU.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
718476 IMPLANTMED SI-915 SURGICAL DRILL MOTOR, 76 EBW GEY W & H DENTALWERK BUERMOOS GMBH 16929001

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention WI-75