FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

PROTAPER UNIVERSAL OVEN

MDR report key: 4926170 · Received July 16, 2015

Report

Report Number
2320721-2015-00010
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 16, 2015
Date of Event
June 16, 2015
Report Date
June 16, 2015
Manufacturer
DENTSPLY TULSA DENTAL SPECIALTIES
Product Code
EKM
PMA / PMN Number
EXEMPT
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TX, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

POWER CORD WIRES BROKEN AND SHORTING OUT, AND PART OF THE OUTER SHEATH IS MISSING. HOLDERS WON'T LATCH. HEATING TUBES CLOGGED WITH GUTTA PERCHA. ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS WORK PROPERLY. REPLACED POWER CORD AND HOLDERS. CLEANED GUTTA PERCHA, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, FROM HEAT TUBES. UNIT PASSED HEAT TEST. ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS NORMAL.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WHILE NO SERIOUS INJURY RESULTED IN THIS EVENT, IF THIS MALFUNCTION RECURRED, IT COULD CAUSE OUR CONTRIBUTE TO A SERIOUS INJURY OR REQUIRE MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO PRECLUDE SUCH. THIS EVENT, THEREFORE, IS REPORTABLE PER 21 CFR PART 803. THE DEVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION, THOUGH RESULTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF THIS REPORT. EVALUATION RESULTS WILL BE SUBMITTED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IN THIS EVENT IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PROTAPER UNIVERSAL OVEN WAS SMOKING, SHORTED OUT AND HAS FRAYED WIRES.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
464378 PROTAPER UNIVERSAL OVEN GUTT-PERCHA EKM DENTSPLY TULSA DENTAL SPECIALTIES NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1