Date Initiated by Firm |
December 11, 2013 |
Date Posted |
August 06, 2014 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on August 26, 2016 |
Recall Number |
Z-2151-2014 |
Recall Event ID |
67640 |
Product Classification |
Dam, rubber - Product Code EIE
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Product |
Latex Dental Dams labeled as Non-Latex Dental Dams |
Code Information |
Model/Catalog number 1884-10840 Lot number 103G2 Exp Date 2016/10 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Coltene Whaledent Inc 235 Ascot Parkway Cuyahoga Falls OH 44223
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For Additional Information Contact |
Vincet Yee 330-916-8858
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Colt¿ne/Whaledent Inc. received a complaint about the dental dams being the incorrect color. During an internal investigation, the firm found that Latex dental dams had been packaged in Non-Latex packaging.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Packaging change control |
Action |
The firm issued a press release, called the distributor and sent a certified letter. The firm obtained the distributor's distribution list and sent recall notifications to all of these consignees.The firm included envelopes and return/reply cards, via response form mailed, certified mailing with return receipt. |
Quantity in Commerce |
32 boxes, 15 individual dams per box |
Distribution |
Distributed in Memphis, TN. |
Total Product Life Cycle |
TPLC Device Report
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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