FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

DIACOMP FEATHER LITE

MDR report key: 6094395 · Received November 10, 2016

Report

Report Number
1032227-2016-00011
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 10, 2016
Date of Event
October 17, 2016
Report Date
November 10, 2016
Manufacturer
EVE ERNST VETTER GMBH
Product Code
EJQ
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Distributor report
Reporter Location
NV, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION RESULTS: NO PRODUCT WAS RETURNED FOR EVALUATION. IT APPEARS TO BE UNINTENDED USER ERROR. THIS IS AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

AFTER PLACING A SIMPLE RESIN TOOTH #19, THE DOCTOR STARTED POLISHING THE RESIN USING A FLDC5M FEATHER LITE INTRA-ORAL COMPOSITE POLISHER - GREEN. UPON POLISHING, THE DISC ENGAGED THE FLOOR OF THE MOUTH AND PROCEEDED TO WRAP ITSELF AROUND THE TISSUE. DOCTOR CLAIMS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THE HE COULD DO TO STOP THE INCIDENT UNTIL THE MOMENTUM OF THE HANDPIECE DISCONTINUED. ONLY THEN WAS THE DOCTOR ABLE TO UNRAVEL THE TISSUE FROM THE DISC. A LACERATION WAS LEFT BEHIND APPROXIMATELY 1.3CM BY 7MM. THE DOCTOR REFERRED THE PATIENT TO AN ORAL SURGEON FOR REPAIR. THE DOCTOR NOTED ON (B)(6) 2016 THAT THE PATIENT WAS FINE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FROM E-MAIL. AFTER PLACING A SIMPLE RESIN TOOTH #19, THE DOCTOR STARTED POLISHING THE RESIN USING A FLDC5M FEATHER LITE INTRA-ORAL COMPOSITE POLISHER - GREEN. UPON POLISHING, THE DISC ENGAGED THE FLOOR OF THE MOUTH AND PROCEEDED TO WRAP ITSELF AROUND THE TISSUE. DOCTOR CLAIMS THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THE HE COULD DO TO STOP THE INCIDENT UNTIL THE MOMENTUM OF THE HANDPIECE DISCONTINUED. ONLY THEN WAS THE DOCTOR ABLE TO UNRAVEL THE TISSUE FROM THE DISC. A LACERATION WAS LEFT BEHIND APPROXIMATELY 1.3CM BY 7MM. THE DOCTOR REFERRED THE PATIENT TO AN ORAL SURGEON FOR REPAIR. THE DOCTOR NOTED ON OCT/21/2016 THAT THE PATIENT WAS FINE.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
743118 DIACOMP FEATHER LITE DENTAL POLISHER EJQ EVE ERNST VETTER GMBH

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 44 YR Required Intervention