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MalfunctionEMR

PROFILE GT ROTARY INSTRUMENT

Received Mar 10, 2006 · Event occurred Feb 6, 2006

Report 2320721-2006-00089 · MDR key 686168

Device

Generic name

Dental File

Manufacturer

Dentsply Tulsa

Model number

NA

Catalog number

GTR0602025

Lot number

102505015

Product problems

  • Device, or device fragments remain in patient
  • Material Separation

Patient

32 YR

  • Nonresorbable materials, unretrieved in body

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

A FILE SEPARATED IN THE CANAL DURING A PROCEDURE. THE CANAL WAS FILLED WITH THE SEPARATED PIECE IN PLACE WITHOUT SEQUELA.