Events

Recall of Kerr Pulp Canal Sealer EWT Standard

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

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
    14425
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-28
  • 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: Law and Accounting Professional Trustees Limited, 336, Jackson Street, Petone
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has determined that the affected material sets 3 hours faster than specified in the directions for use which state a work/set time of 6 hours or greater.
  • Action
    Product to be returned to supplier

Device

Kerr Pulp Canal Sealer EWT Standard
  • Model / Serial
    Model: Part Numbers: 24745, 24746, Affected: Lot Number: 1-2333
  • Manufacturer
    Kerr Corporation

Manufacturer

Kerr Corporation