Events

Recall of PROFILE ROTARY FILES

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by DENTSPLY CANADA LTD.

What is this?

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
    33613
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-03-23
  • 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
    Handles and blades were mixed during the manufacturing process.

Device

PROFILE ROTARY FILES
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: PST0721 (Lot serial: 122204801); Model Catalog: PST0604021 (Lot serial: 122204801); Model Catalog: PST0721 (Lot serial: 122204821); Model Catalog: PST0604021 (Lot serial: 122204821)
  • Product Description
    PROFILE SERIES 29 ROTARY FILE
  • Manufacturer
    DENTSPLY CANADA LTD

Manufacturer

DENTSPLY CANADA LTD
  • Manufacturer Address
    DOWNSVIEW
  • Source
    HC