FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

MERON APPLICATION CAPSULE

MDR report key: 8331504 · Received February 12, 2019

Report

Report Number
8010908-2019-00001
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
February 12, 2019
Date of Event
January 28, 2019
Report Date
February 12, 2019
Manufacturer
VOCO GMBH
Product Code
EMA
PMA / PMN Number
K130421
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
GM
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

THE TESTING OF THE MANUFACTURING AND RELEASE DOCUMENTATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY DEVIATIONS. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DENTIST IN CHARGE IN ORDER TO CLARIFY POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE PROBLEMS. A CLEAR CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. A PRODUCT DEFECT, AS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED, IS NOT IDENTIFIED.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DENTIST COMPLAINED THAT HE HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS USING MERON APPLICATION CAPSULES SINCE ABOUT 4 WEEKS. IN AT LEAST 15 CASES, PATIENTS COMPLAINED OF PAIN ONE DAY AFTER THE RESTORATION WAS INSERTED. IN AT LEAST 10 CASES AN ENDODONTIC TREATMENT HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT. DETAILS ON THE PATIENTS AND THE INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT PROCEDURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE. VARIOUS CROWNS AND BRIDGES WERE ATTACHED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
126630 MERON APPLICATION CAPSULE GLASS IONOMER LUTING CEMENT EMA VOCO GMBH REF 1243 1826554

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other