FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

ETIII SA FIXTURE

MDR report key: 8821632 · Received July 24, 2019

Report

Report Number
3007135442-2019-00002
Event Type
Malfunction
Date Received
July 24, 2019
Date of Event
January 16, 2019
Report Date
May 24, 2019
Manufacturer
HIOSSEN, INC.
Product Code
DZE
PMA / PMN Number
K140934
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
DENTIST

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

HIOSSEN PERFORMED AN EXTENSIVE DOCUMENT REVIEW OF THE LOT# H1E13K012 - DEVICE HISTORY RECORD, MANUFACTURING BATCH RECORD, INSPECTION RECORD, RAW MATERIAL RECORD AND RETURNS RECORD. ALL RECORDS SHOW THAT THE LOT WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. RETURN RECORDS SHOW THAT NO OTHER FRACTURE CASES WERE REPORTED. SINCE THE DEVICE WAS RETURNED, A THROUGH EXTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE IMPLANT WAS PERFORMED, USING A MICROSCOPE AND MINI SEM. WHAT WAS OBSERVED WAS A) TOP PORTION OF THE IMPLANT WAS "CLEAN" (NO HARD TISSUE WAS PRESENT). IT WAS OBSERVED THE INTERNAL HEX WAS DAMAGED AND THE POINT OF BREAKAGE THERE WAS A VERTICAL FISSURE/CRACK. THE PATIENT CHART WAS NOT PROVIDED AND A REVIEW OF THE CASE AND PATIENT'S MEDICAL HISTORY WAS NOT POSSIBLE. HIOSSEN'S CONCLUSION BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE DEVICE WAS THE FRACTURE WAS DUE TO A LOSS OF STRUCTURALLY INTEGRITY. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE FRACTURE COULD NOT BE DEFINITIVELY DETERMINED DUE TO THE LACK OF INFORMATION (PATIENT CHART, MEDICAL HISTORY, ABUTMENT, CROWN). THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO CAUSING A FRACTURE: BONE LOSS (WHICH CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO POOR ORAL HYGIENE OR PERIODONTAL DISEASE) WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES THE FATIGUE LIFE OF THE IMPLANT . IMPROPER PROSTHETIC DESIGN (OVER CANTILEVER). IMPROPER ENGAGEMENT OF ABUTMENT AND FIXTURE. MIS-MATCHING ABUTMENT INTERNAL CONNECT WITH FIXTURE. USING UNAUTHORIZED PROSTHETIC PARTS. UNDER OR OVER TORQUING ABUTMENT SCREW. NO RE-TIGHTENING OF ABUTMENT SCREW.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A FRACTURED ETIII SA DENTAL IMPLANT (4.0MM X 10MM) WAS SENT TO HIOSSEN. A COPY OF THE PATIENT CHART WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FRACTURED IMPLANT WAS EVALUATED AND A REPORT WAS GENERATED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
615466 ETIII SA FIXTURE DENTAL IMPLANT DZE HIOSSEN, INC. AET3R4010S H1E13K012

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 50 YR Required Intervention