FDA Recall Open, Classified

BYTE Aligner System REF PRS-0063 BYTE All-Day Aligner System BYTE AT-Night Aligner System A custom-made orthodontic appliance, typically supplied in series intended to be worn in succession and self-changed every few weeks, designed to influence the shape and/or function of the stomatognathic system to correct malocclusions.

Recall: Z-0750-2025 · Initiated November 4, 2024

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0750-2025
Event Number
95745
Firm
Straight Smile, LLC
FEI Number
3031789024
Product Code
NXC
Status
Open, Classified
Root Cause
Device Design
Initiated
November 4, 2024
Posted
December 23, 2024
Address
3301 N Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT, 84043-4128

Description

BYTE Aligner System REF PRS-0063 BYTE All-Day Aligner System BYTE AT-Night Aligner System A custom-made orthodontic appliance, typically supplied in series intended to be worn in succession and self-changed every few weeks, designed to influence the shape and/or function of the stomatognathic system to correct malocclusions.

Reason

Virtual-only clinical workflow utilized for dental aligners and impression to approve patients for aligner devices may not be suitable for patients who have certain contraindications.

Action

On 11/04/2024 and 11/07/2024, the firm sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" Letter via email to customers informing them of the potential risks associated with BYTE Aligners that the patient onboarding workflow may not provide adequate assurance that patients with active periodontal disease, severe open bite, severe overjet, tooth malocclusion requiring surgical correction, mixed dentition, dental prosthetics or dental implants, or adolescents with skeletally narrow jaws do not enter treatment with BYTE Aligners. The BYTE workflow may not be adequate to identify the conditions for which BYTE Aligners are contraindicated because an in-person exam is not performed. This means that potential patients with one of the above issues may not be appropriately filtered out from treatment. For customers who are actively in treatment. To minimize the risk of illness or injury, we recommend the following: For customers who knowingly suffer from active periodontal disease, severe open bite, severe overjet, tooth malocclusion requiring surgical correction, mixed dentition, have dental prosthetics or dental implants, or are an adolescent with a skeletally narrow jaw, discontinue aligner treatment immediately and visit a dental professional. For all other customers, please promptly visit a dental professional to confirm whether continuing aligner treatment is appropriate for you. Following your dentist visit, please visit https://patient.byte.com/support to upload (i) the name and contact information for the dental professional you visited, (ii) the date visited, and (iii) any visit notes provided by the dental professional during your visit. BYTE will reach out to you to gather a signed consent to enable us to gather other information needed from such dental professional. For questions/concerns - contact treating dentist by submitting a support request through Patient Account Center (https://patient.byte.com/support), the My Byte App, or calling Byte support (877) 298-36

Distribution

Worldwide - U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of CO, KS, MI, IL, GA NY, MN, IN, PA, TX, NJ, MS, RI, SD, FL, KY, CA, OR, WI, WY, MA, NC, WA, AR, UT, OH, SC, NM, CT, TN, LA, NE, AL, MO, VA, MD, IA, OK, NV, DE, VT, AZ, RI, HI, WV, NH, MT, AK, ID, Puerto Rico, ME and the countries of Australia.

Quantity

5,324,178 devices