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Exact FDA event identifier

Event 86694

5 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 20, 2020
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Coltene Whaledent Inc

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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Complete imported group

Every recalled product in this event

5 official enforcement rows

Product dates, classifications, firms, and source wording remain attached to their individual rows. Opening this dossier never hides products that did not match a prior timeline filter.

device · product 1 of 5

Alpen Clinic 100 Carbide Instruments (R100057C)

Z-0464-2021
Recall number
Z-0464-2021
Initiated
October 20, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Coltene Whaledent Inc
Quantity
556 packs

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

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Reason for recall

The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

Code information

J75023

Distribution pattern

Sold to distributors located in FL, NV, PA, TN, TX. Foreign distribution to Canada.

device · product 2 of 5

FG 57 100057X (100057X)

Z-0465-2021
Recall number
Z-0465-2021
Initiated
October 20, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Coltene Whaledent Inc
Quantity
556

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

Code information

J79552

Distribution pattern

Sold to distributors located in FL, NV, PA, TN, TX. Foreign distribution to Canada.

device · product 3 of 5

Clinic Pack 100 Pieces FG 57 100057C (100057C)

Z-0466-2021
Recall number
Z-0466-2021
Initiated
October 20, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Coltene Whaledent Inc
Quantity
556

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

Code information

J74027

Distribution pattern

Sold to distributors located in FL, NV, PA, TN, TX. Foreign distribution to Canada.

device · product 4 of 5

CEI Cutting Edge Instruments (PTC-57C)

Z-0467-2021
Recall number
Z-0467-2021
Initiated
October 20, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Coltene Whaledent Inc
Quantity
556

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

Code information

J88954

Distribution pattern

Sold to distributors located in FL, NV, PA, TN, TX. Foreign distribution to Canada.

device · product 5 of 5

Strauss 25 Carbide Dental Burs (100057XXV)

Z-0468-2021
Recall number
Z-0468-2021
Initiated
October 20, 2020
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Recalling firm
Coltene Whaledent Inc
Quantity
556

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

An exact joined enrichment record exists, but none supplies supported root-cause wording. This is not an FDA finding of an unknown cause.

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

The FG 557 bur was incorrectly packaged as the FG 57 bur. The FG 557 burs will remove more material than the FG 57 burs.

Code information

J77147 J93636

Distribution pattern

Sold to distributors located in FL, NV, PA, TN, TX. Foreign distribution to Canada.