| Catalog Number |
A16MA02501012 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Break (1069)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
04/18/2025
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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In this event it is reported that a hedstroem m-access 25mm 010 file broke during use.The doctor replaced the file with a new one and continued the treatment.No patient injury.Further information requested.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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There has been a previous report received where this malfunction resulted in a serious injury.Therefore, it must be presumed that recurrence of this malfunction could possibly cause or contribute to a serious injury or require medical or surgical intervention to preclude such.As such, this event is reportable per 21cfr part 803.The device was not returned for evaluation.However, the lot number was provided and retained-product testing and/or dhr review are planned.The results will be submitted as they become available.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Additional information received: we received the following information regarding this complaint the broken parts were all removed from the patient's mouth.The patient has no issues and does not require further treatment.The number of times it was used before the event is unknown.The product will not be returned.This is a follow up report for this additional information.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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The investigation results for this complaint are: involved product that broke during use was not returned and cannot be analyzed.Moreover, no unused file is available for evaluation.Nothing unusual to report was found during dhr review (batch #1899918).Root causes are not identified.We will track this kind of event and monitor the trend.Potential root causes may be incorrect technique (hand used file - technique no more verifiable to date), overuse (number of uses not communicated), excessive wear, patient condition and behavior during treatment or material issue (no analysis of the broken fragments possible).In addition, there are further circumstances on the conditions in dentistry (used disinfectants, training/knowledge status), or any other environmental conditions, which are unknown to us and may also have an impact on the reported failure mode.
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