Events

Rappel de Device Recall Elements Obturation Unit

Selon U.S. Food and Drug Administration, ce/cet/cette rappel concerne un dispositif en/au/aux/à United States qui a été fabriqué par Ormco/Sybronendo.

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Une correction ou un retrait opéré par un fabricant afin de répondre à un problème causé par un dispositif médical. Les rappels surviennent lorsqu'un dispositif médical est défectueux, lorsqu'il pourrait poser un risque pour la santé, ou les deux à la fois.

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  • Type d'événement
    Recall
  • ID de l'événement
    78861
  • Classe de risque de l'événement
    Class 2
  • Numéro de l'événement
    Z-0413-2018
  • Date de mise en oeuvre de l'événement
    2017-12-27
  • Statut de l'événement
    Open, Classified
  • Pays de l'événement
    United States
  • Source de l'événement
    USFDA
  • URL de la source de l'événement
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=160754
  • Notes / Alertes
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Notes supplémentaires dans les données
    Plugger, root canal, endodontic - Product Code EKR
  • Cause
    Buchanan heat pluggers will possibly overheat while used with the elements obturation unit (eou).
  • Action
    Sybron Endo sent an Urgent: Medical Device Recall letter dated December 27, 2017. Customers were informed that Sybron Endo was still evaluating the root cause and would provide additional instructions once the root cause is determined. Distributors were asked to cease distributing any Elements Obturation Units (EOU), confirm if any are in inventory, return any affected devices, provide the notification to customers if further distributed, return any affected devices received from customers, and complete and return the acknowledgement form. Customers were instructed to examine current inventory for affected product, check the heat plugger to see if the NiTi icon appears and/or the tip turns glowing red, if it does do not use the heat plugger and return it to Sybron Endo, and complete and return the acknowledgement form. For further questions, please call the Customer Care department at (800) 537-7123.

Device

Device Recall Elements Obturation Unit
  • Modèle / numéro de série
    Part Number for Elements Obturation Unit (EOU): 973-0322; and Part Numbers for the Buchanan Heat Pluggers: 952-0004, 952-0003, 952-0005, 952-0006, 952-0007, 952-0031, 973-0219 (hot pulp test tip). All serial numbers of the EOU and respective Buchanan Heat Pluggers are included in the recall.
  • Classification du dispositif
    Dental Devices
  • Classe de dispositif
    1
  • Dispositif implanté ?
    No
  • Distribution
    USA (nationwide) distributed to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. Distributed internationally to Armenia, Australia, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam.
  • Description du dispositif
    Elements Obturation Unit (EOU) used with respective Buchanan Heat Pluggers || Device is an endodontic root canal plugger. It is intended to be used in Dentistry to provide continuous heat at the tip of a dental instrument to test tooth response to thermal stimulus, for tissue cauterization and coagulation, to backfill and downpack gutta percha during Endodontic root canal treatment, and when in Extruder mode it is used only to backfill gutta percha during root canal obturation.
  • Manufacturer
    Ormco/Sybronendo

Manufacturer

Ormco/Sybronendo
  • Adresse du fabricant
    Ormco/Sybronendo, 1332 S Lone Hill Ave, Glendora CA 91740-5339
  • Société-mère du fabricant (2017)
    Danaher Corporation
  • Source
    USFDA