Events

Recall of DAMON SL - STAINLESS STEEL WIRE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by SYBRON DENTAL SPECIALTIES INC..

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A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    41772
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-05-01
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Damon ss archwire 227-1029 26 mm mislabelled as 227-1043 40 mm.

Device

DAMON SL - STAINLESS STEEL WIRE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 227-1043 (Lot serial: 020994915)
  • Product Description
    Damon SS Archwire 227-1043
  • Manufacturer
    SYBRON DENTAL SPECIALTIES INC.

Manufacturer

SYBRON DENTAL SPECIALTIES INC.