Events

Recall of Ivoclar Vivadent Optaprol Small Flame

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Ivoclar Vivadent AG.

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
    20356
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-07-05
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Ivoclar Vivadent Ltd, 12 Omega Street, Albany, AUCKLAND
  • Reason
    Optaprol is a one step polishing system for all common dental composites and amalgam. the affected polisher may suffer increased wear during use. after a few seconds of polishing with moderate force parts of the cup can break away.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Ivoclar Vivadent Optaprol Small Flame

Manufacturer

Ivoclar Vivadent AG