The device investigation has been completed and the results are as follows: dhr results: no dhr was available for review since the device was fabricated per physician's prescription only.Supplier (erkodent) reviewed the associated material lot and confirmed no manufacturing deviation or abnormality.Lot# e-pro 4.0-11378 (erkoloc-pro) was manufactured from 10/28/19 and was assigned with a 3 year expiration.Stock product reviewed results; no stock product was available for review since the device was fabricated per physician's prescription only.Investigation methods/results: an upper tray was returned but not in the original case.Device results are summarized below:roughness - the flange was smooth.Occlusal/lingual surface at the central incisors appeared to have been adjusted and was slightly rough.Crack - no major crack was found.Delamination - layers were intact and did not separated.Discoloration - no discoloration was found.General cleanliness - the returned device appeared to be clean, free of debris or foreign particles.The returned device was visually inspected and no defect and abnormality was observed.There was no evidence found to indicate that the reported issue was caused by the device itself.Root cause: a root cause for this complaint cannot be explicitly determined.Ifu 9091 rev 3.0 (comfort h/s bite splint instruction for use) states to use only clear, cool water to wash the device.Ifu provides warning "do not clean or soak in mouthwash; do not use denture cleanser, hot water, alcohol, hydrogen peroxide; do not place in direct sunlight".It is possible that reactions could be caused by mouthwash, toothpaste, or soaking material.However, the customer did not provide the information regarding how the patient handled and maintained the device.Glidewell research team and namsa conducted a series of testing on a similar thermoformed sleep device following iso 10993 (biological evaluation of medical devices) and the device was evaluated for potential cytotoxicity, skin irritation, delayed dermal contact sensitization and oral mucosal irritation.The test article was thermoformed with layers of erkodent material (erkoloc-pro and erkodur).The test results were listed below and summarized in biocompatibility report for sleep device (rpt 9733 rev 1.0).For cytotoxicity testing, the test article extract showed no evidence of causing cell lysis or toxicity.For skin irritation, there was no erythema and no edema observed on the skin of the animals treated with the test article.For sensitization testing, the test article extracts showed no evidence of causing delayed dermal contact sensitization.The test article showed nonirritant to the oral mucosa as compared to the control article.The device materials have been found to be biocompatible through the testing.There was no cytotoxic, sensitization, skin irritation, or oral mucosal irritation found in any of the test articles.
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