GLUMA DESENSITIZER
Report
- Report Number
- 9610902-2018-00006
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- December 18, 2018
- Report Date
- December 18, 2018
- Manufacturer
- KULZER GMBH
- Product Code
- KLE
- PMA / PMN Number
- K962812
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- IN
- Reporter Occupation
- DENTIST
Narratives
THE DIRECTIONS FOR USE STATE, "PROTECT MUCOUS MEMBRANES BY USING A RUBBER DAM". EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CLEARLY THE RESULT OF USER ERROR, THE TREATING DDS HAD THE PATIENT STOP HIS MEDICATION AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE PATIENT'S PHYSICIAN FOR A WEEK AND HAD HIM UNDER OBSERVATION FOLLOWING ANTIBIOTICS TO PREVENT SUPER INFECTION. KULZER LLC IS REPORTING THIS INCIDENT ON BEHALF OF KULZER, GMBH STATED BY EXEMPTION E2012008: GRANTING PERMISSION FOR THE IMPORTER (KULZER, LLC), TO SUBMIT A SINGLE MDR FOR ADVERSE EVENTS THAT INVOLVE MEDICAL DEVICES MANUFACTURED BY KULZER GMBH AND IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY KULZER, LLC. THIS SINGLE MDR WILL SATISFY THE REPORTING OBLIGATION FOR BOTH FIRMS UNDER 21 CFR PARTS 803.40, 803.42, 803.50(A)(1), 803.50(A)(2) AND 803.52.
DENTIST HAD A CASE OF PATIENT PRESENTING WITH DENTINE SENSITIVITY AND "RECOMMEND" THE USE OF GLUMA DESENSITIZER. BUT WHILE HANDLING THE GLUMA IN THE ORAL CAVITY THE PATIENT SPREAD THE GLUMA PLACED "THROUGH" HIS TONGUE ALL OVER HIS CHEEK AND PALATE. HE WAS DRINKING LUKEWARM WATER FOR THE PAST DAY AND HAD SLIGHT DISCOMFORT EARLIER. HE REPORTED AFTER 24 HOURS WITH WIDESPREAD FIRM SWELLING.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1014964 | GLUMA DESENSITIZER | DESENSITIZER | KLE | KULZER GMBH | UNKNOWN |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Required Intervention |