BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    Ortho-Jet Powder, fast curing orthodontic acrylic resin; the product was packaged under the following brands and sizes: a.1) Ortho-Jet Powder, Lang Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc., Wheeling, IL 60090-0969, product code 1320, 100 g plastic squeeze bottle; a.2) Biocryl Resin Acrylic, Great Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd., P.O. Box 5111, Towanda, New York 14151-5111, product code 040-016, 1 lb. lab pack with empty plastic squeeze bottle; b.1) Contemporary Colored Ortho-Jet Powder, Lang Dental, product code 1520, 100 g plastic squeeze bottle; b.2) Contemporary Colored Assorted Kit, Great Lakes Orthodontics, product code 045-088, 2 oz. plastic squeeze bottles, 6 bottles per kit; c.1) Electric Colored Ortho-Jet Powder, Lang Dental, product code 2720, 100 g plastic squeeze botles and product code 2793, 45 g plastic squeeze bottles/6 per kit; c.2) Tropical Tones Acrylic Resin, Great Lakes Orthodontics, product code 045-052, 4 oz. plastic squeeze bottle

    Recall: Z-1042-04 · Initiated June 7, 2004

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1042-04
    Event Number
    29304
    Firm
    Lang Dental Mfg Co, Inc.
    FEI Number
    1417322
    Product Code
    EBG
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Other
    Initiated
    June 7, 2004
    Posted
    July 20, 2004
    Terminated
    September 20, 2004
    Address
    175 Messner Dr, Wheeling, IL, 60090-6433

    Description

    Ortho-Jet Powder, fast curing orthodontic acrylic resin; the product was packaged under the following brands and sizes: a.1) Ortho-Jet Powder, Lang Dental Manufacturing Co., Inc., Wheeling, IL 60090-0969, product code 1320, 100 g plastic squeeze bottle; a.2) Biocryl Resin Acrylic, Great Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd., P.O. Box 5111, Towanda, New York 14151-5111, product code 040-016, 1 lb. lab pack with empty plastic squeeze bottle; b.1) Contemporary Colored Ortho-Jet Powder, Lang Dental, product code 1520, 100 g plastic squeeze bottle; b.2) Contemporary Colored Assorted Kit, Great Lakes Orthodontics, product code 045-088, 2 oz. plastic squeeze bottles, 6 bottles per kit; c.1) Electric Colored Ortho-Jet Powder, Lang Dental, product code 2720, 100 g plastic squeeze botles and product code 2793, 45 g plastic squeeze bottles/6 per kit; c.2) Tropical Tones Acrylic Resin, Great Lakes Orthodontics, product code 045-052, 4 oz. plastic squeeze bottle

    Reason

    The dental acrylic resin powders are contaminated with small black particles believed to be polyethylene.

    Action

    Lang Dental sent recall letters dated 6/7/04 to their direct accounts, informing them of the contamination of the acrylic resin powders with the black particles and requesting the return of any existing inventory of the affected lots of product for replacement. Distributors were requested to sub-recall the products from their accounts. Follow-up letters were sent to the accounts on 6/14/04, clarifying the lot numbers affected to include both the lot number on the box and the lot number on the bottom of the squeeze bottles affected.

    Distribution

    Nationwide

    Quantity

    45 units