FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

30K FOCUSED SPRAY SLIMLINE ULTRASONIC INSERT - 10S STRAIGHT

MDR report key: 5323588 · Received December 23, 2015

Report

Report Number
2424472-2015-00122
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
December 23, 2015
Report Date
November 23, 2015
Manufacturer
DENTSPLY PROFESSIONAL
Product Code
ELC
PMA / PMN Number
K052334
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
AS
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UPON RECEIPT THE INSERT WAS 100% CLOGGED, THIS COULD CAUSE THE INSERT TO OVERHEAT. THE RUST WAS REMOVED AND THE READING WAS WITHIN SAFE LIMITS FOR USE.

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

WHILE NO SERIOUS INJURY RESULTED IN THIS EVENT, THERE HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS REPORT RECEIVED WHERE THIS MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN A SERIOUS INJURY. THEREFORE, IT MUST BE PRESUMED THAT RECURRENCE OF THIS MALFUNCTION COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO A SERIOUS INJURY OR REQUIRE MEDICAL OR SURGICAL INTERVENTION TO PRECLUDE SUCH. AS SUCH, THIS EVENT IS REPORTABLE PER 21CFR PART 803. THE DEVICE IS AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION, THOUGH HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED 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 CAVITRON 30K FSI-SLI-10S INSERT TIP OVERHEATED; NO INJURY RESULTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
849702 30K FOCUSED SPRAY SLIMLINE ULTRASONIC INSERT - 10S STRAIGHT SCALER, ULTRASONIC ELC DENTSPLY PROFESSIONAL NA 5079

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1