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Event 72549

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 28, 2015
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Implant Direct Sybron Manufacturing, LLC

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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device · product 1 of 1

DGDE, DirectGuide Drill Extender. Instrument for use with dental implants. A manufactured device that adds a 6mm extension for a 25mm and 28mm tissue height capability suitable for individual patient needs. The thru hole in the DGDE allows existing surgical drills to be inserted and locked in place.

Z-0396-2016
Recall number
Z-0396-2016
Initiated
October 28, 2015
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
478

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Implant Direct Sybron Manufacturing, LLC is recalling 26 lots of DGDE DirectGuide Drill Extender because of a possible dropping of the drill.

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

Implant Direct Sybron Manufacturing, LLC is recalling 26 lots of DGDE DirectGuide Drill Extender because of a possible dropping of the drill.

Code information

Parts Numbers: DGDE, SPCST, IBST, BST, CST, ICST, IBST, RBST, RCST Lot Number: 61928, 64895, 64898, 64896, 65406, 65405, 65407, 65408, 65410, 65409, 65357, 67055, 67475, 67345, 37475, 67476, 67474, 67478, 67477, 67479, 67527, 68254, 68266, 68253, 68265, 68262

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution- US (nationwide) including the states of CA, FL, TX, MO, MI, MA, NV, OR, PA, AZ, IL, VA, OH, GA, and SC, and the country of Canada, Poland, Serbia, Italy, Germany, Cairo, Jordan, El Salvador, Kuwait, Costa Rica, Switzerland, Colombia, United Kingdom, Austria, Netherlands, Chile, and Egypt.