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Event 67849

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 25, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Ormco/Sybronendo

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Spirit MB Bracket, UR Central +14T +5A.018, Part Number 494-0110, Lot Number 081351013. Product Usage: An orthodontic bracket. Spirit MB Brackets are a fixed attachment on a tooth which holds an archwire during orthodontic treatment.

Z-1330-2014
Recall number
Z-1330-2014
Initiated
March 25, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Ormco/Sybronendo
Quantity
150 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Ormco Corporation initiated this recall of Spirit MB Brackets, Part Number 494-0110, Lot Number 081351013, because the ID dot, which designates the bracket as distal/gingival, is misplaced. The misidentification may lead an orthodontist to place the bracket on the wrong tooth, leading to movement 10 degrees in the wrong direction.

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Reason for recall

Ormco Corporation initiated this recall of Spirit MB Brackets, Part Number 494-0110, Lot Number 081351013, because the ID dot, which designates the bracket as distal/gingival, is misplaced. The misidentification may lead an orthodontist to place the bracket on the wrong tooth, leading to movement 10 degrees in the wrong direction.

Code information

Part Number 494-0110, Lot Number 081351013.

Distribution pattern

Internationally Distributed in the country of Japan.