FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

3M UNITEK APC II¿ CLARITY¿ ADVANCED MBT CERAMIC BRACKET

MDR report key: 7631089 · Received June 22, 2018

Report

Report Number
2020467-2018-00003
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 22, 2018
Date of Event
May 31, 2018
Report Date
June 22, 2018
Manufacturer
3M UNITEK CORPORATION
Product Code
NJM
UDI-DI
00652221162717
PMA / PMN Number
K102803
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
OTHER

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THIS EVENT MAY BE RELATED TO THE PREVIOUSLY COMPROMISED RESTORATION OF THE TOOTH. SINCE THIS EVENT INVOLVED TWO MEDICAL DEVICES, TWO MANUFACTURER REPORTS ARE BEING SUBMITTED. THIS REPORT (2020467-2018-00003) REPRESENTS THE FIRST MEDICAL DEVICE, AND 2020467-2018-00004 REPRESENTS THE SECOND DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

ON (B)(6) 2018, 3M WAS NOTIFIED THAT A FEMALE PATIENT, APPROXIMATELY (B)(6), HAD A LARGE BUCCAL FILLING BREAK OFF FROM A PREVIOUSLY RESTORED UPPER PRE-MOLAR TOOTH UPON DEBONDING OF A 3M APC II CLARITY ADVANCED CERAMIC BRACKET. THE BREAK WAS REPORTED TO BE DOWN TO DENTIN. THE BRACKET HAD BEEN IN PLACE FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. THE ORTHODONTIST REPORTED THAT THE LARGE FILLING/RESTORATION ON THE TOOTH DID NOT LOOK NORMAL. OTHER PRODUCTS USED WHEN THE BRACKET WAS INITIALLY BONDED INCLUDED A NON-3M BRAND ETCHANT. IN ADDITION, ALTHOUGH THE BRAND OF THE PRIMER OR CATALOG NUMBER WAS NOT DISCLOSED BY THE REPORTING FACILITY, BASED UPON A DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT AND SALES HISTORY, IT IS SUSPECTED THAT 3M TRANSBOND PLUS SELF ETCHING PRIMER WAS ALSO POTENTIALLY USED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
471071 3M UNITEK APC II¿ CLARITY¿ ADVANCED MBT CERAMIC BRACKET BRACKET, CERAMIC, ORTHODONTIC NJM 3M UNITEK CORPORATION 00652221162717

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention