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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

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

March 25, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Ormco/Sybronendo
Event
Event 67849
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
150 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1330-2014

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Derived failure modes

  • 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.