FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

INVISALIGN SYSTEM

MDR report key: 5072594 · Received September 11, 2015

Report

Report Number
2953749-2015-00631
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
September 11, 2015
Date of Event
December 1, 2014
Report Date
September 11, 2015
Manufacturer
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Product Code
NXC
PMA / PMN Number
K081960
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
MA, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

NO TEST METHODS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AS THE PRODUCT PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE TO SPECIFICATIONS AND THE DEVICE WAS USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LABELED INDICATIONS. NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PROVIDED THAT SUPPORTS OR OPPOSES THE FACT THAT THE INVISALIGN SYSTEM ALIGNERS CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE PATIENT SYMPTOMS. THIS EVENT IS BEING FILED AS AN MDR SINCE THE PATIENT REPORTED HAVING TWO TEETH EXTRACTED (PERMANENT DAMAGE TO A BODY STRUCTURE) AFTER USING THE INVISALIGN SYSTEM ALIGNERS. NOT RETURNED TO MANUFACTURER.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE PATIENT REPORTED SYMPTOMS OF TWO CRACKED CROWNS (UNSPECIFIED TEETH), TOOTH INFECTION (UNSPECIFIED TEETH), BONE LOSS, SORE GUMS AND BUMPS ON THE GUMS. THE PATIENT REPORTED VISITING A MEDICAL DOCTOR AND A SPECIALIST DUE TO THE REPORTED SYMPTOMS. THE SPECIALIST REPORTED THE TWO CROWNED TEETH HAD BECOME INFECTED AND NEEDED TO BE EXTRACTED, THE TEETH WERE EXTRACTED IN (B)(6) 2014.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
601561 INVISALIGN SYSTEM SEQUENTIAL ALIGNERS NXC ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. INVISALIGN FULL (REFINEMENT) 13629716

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 60 YR Other