ETIII SA FIXTURE
Report
- Report Number
- 3007135442-2014-00001
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- November 25, 2014
- Date of Event
- October 16, 2014
- Report Date
- November 14, 2014
- Manufacturer
- HIOSSEN INC.
- Product Code
- DZE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K101096
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
Narratives
IT IS REPORTED TO HIOSSEN INC THAT LOOSENING (FRACTURE) OCCURRED TO FEMALE PATIENT WHO IS IN HE MID 40. THE INVESTIGATION WITH ACTUAL PRODUCT WAS NOT PERFORMED SINCE THE DENTIST REFUSED TO PROVIDE IT TO HIOSSEN INC. THEREFORE, LIMITED INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED WITH DEVICE HISTORY RECORDS SUCH AS INCOMING INSPECTION SHEET OF RAW MATERIAL, TITANIUM (GR4), IN-PROCESS, FINAL INSPECTION SHEET, MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD, ETC. THERE WERE NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. AN NO SIMILAR ISSUES WERE REPORTED TO HIOSSEN INC. ALSO PRODUCT PICTURES AND X-RAYS WERE SENT TO ONE OF OUR FACULTY DENTIST AS A PART OF INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE. HIOSSEN INC CONCLUDES THAT FRACTURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS: PHOTOGRAPHIC COMMENTS: AFTER CAREFULLY REVIEW OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS, IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE TOP PORTION OF THE IMPLANT DID NOT FULLY INTEGRATE WITH THE PATIENT'S BONE, AS SHOWN BY THE ABSENCE OF ATTACHED HARD TISSUE AT THE TOP OF THE IMPLANT. ATTACHED HARD TISSUE IS PRESENT CLOSEST TO THE POINT OF FRACTURE. RADIOGRAPHIC COMMENTS: IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE SITE'S SURROUNDING HARD TISSUE WAS IN A POOR STATE (A BUCCAL BONE DEFECT) PRIOR TO TOOTH EXTRACTION (PRE-OP X-RAY). RADIOGRAPHS OF THE PLACEMENT AND HEALING SHOW THAT THE APEX OF THE IMPLANT SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED, BUT THE UPPER PORTION STILL LACKED COMPLETE BONE INTEGRATION. FINAL RADIOGRAPH OF THE FRACTURED IMPLANT SEEMED TO SHOW THE POINT OF FRACTURE IS WHERE THE COMPLETE INTEGRATION AND IMPROPER INTEGRATION MEET. POSSIBLE CAUSES OF FIXTURE FRACTURING: IT IS ASSUMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL POSSIBILITIES THAT CAUSED THE FRACTURE: INSUFFICIENT CRESTAL HARD TISSUE TO SUPPORT THE UPPER PORTION OF THE IMPLANT FROM MASTICATION AND SHEER FORCE, OVERLOADING OR BRUXISM.
IT WAS REPORTED THAT A DENTIST REMOVED AN ENDOSSEOUS DENTAL IMPLANT DUE TO LOOSENING (FRACTURE) THAT WAS NOT CLEAR FOR THE CAUSES. INVESTIGATION WITH ACTUAL PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED SINCE PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE MANUFACTURER. MANY REQUESTS FOR PROVIDING THE PRODUCT WERE DENIED BY DENTIST.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 765655 | ETIII SA FIXTURE | DENTAL IMPLANT | DZE | HIOSSEN INC. | CET3R4015S | H1E11D022 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |