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Device product

GemLock Long Hex Driver, Catalog RHL2.5; Also distributed within the Tapered SwissPlus & SwissPlus Implant Systems Kits, Surgical, Complete, Catalog OPCST; Tapered Screw-Vent Implant System Surgical Kit, Complete, Catalog TSVKIT. Used as a manual delivery tool that engages the Fixture Mount Transfer (FMT) to transport the dental implant from the product packaging to the osteotomy.

Z-1115-2015

January 22, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Zimmer Dental Inc
Event
Event 70304
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
627 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1115-2015

Official wording

Reason: The Gemlock Long Hex Driver may not fit into the Fixture Mount Transfer (FMT) or the internal hex of the implant.

Code information: Etched Lot No. 62699693 & 62735177. Lot Number on Label: 62712431, 62743168, 62766610, 62702589, 62710484, 62712437, 62743075, 62750487, 62753787, 62756920, 62759862, 62760388, 62768456, and 62773158. Expanded Lot No. 62728173.

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution -- US, Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, and UAE. Expanded Distribution: Spain

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The Gemlock Long Hex Driver may not fit into the Fixture Mount Transfer (FMT) or the internal hex of the implant.