Safety Alert for High Gloss Polishing System for Composites

According to National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), this safety alert involved a device in Colombia that was produced by Ivoclar Vivadent Ag.

What is this?

Alerts provide important information and recommendations about products. Even though an alert has been issued, it does not necessarily mean a product is considered to be unsafe. Safety Alerts, addressed to health workers and users, may include recalls. They can be written by manufacturers, but also by health officials.

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  • Type of Event
    Safety alert
  • Event ID
    R1607-309
  • Event Number
    2006DM-0000254
  • Date
    2016-07-28
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    INVIMA
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), 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 Colombia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The manufacturer informs that it has detected that affected polishers can present an accelerated wear in their use, leading to the occurrence of possible adverse events on patients or users.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    634458, 634462, 634463, 634464, 634459 and 628244AN, lots VL0704, VL0715, UL0838, VL0705, VL0733, UL0843 and || V19582.
  • Product Description
    High-shine direct polishing of esthetic restorations
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer