Reported Feb 12, 2014 · Terminated

SuperElastic Regular force NiTi lower or upper Natural arches. 0.14 size 10 or 100 count packages. Highland Metals Inc.…

Highland Metals, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Highland Metals, Inc. · 419 Perrymont Ave · San Jose, CA · 95125-1445

Is this the product you have?

  • SuperElastic Regular force NiTi lower or upper Natural arches. 0.14 size 10 or 100 count packages. Highland Metals Inc. San Jose, CA The devices are intended to provide force to the teeth to effect movement in order to alter their position.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part Number Part Description Lot Number Label Form Actual Form 11100141124 SE Niti 014 Nat U 100 41756 Upper Lower 11100141144 SE Niti 014 Nat L 100 41760 Lower Upper 11100141145 SE Niti 014 Nat L 10 41760 Lower Upper
Amount recalled
37 packages

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Labeling issue: Product labeled as "Upper" may contain "Lower" archwires with a red midline mark. Product labeled ad "Lower" may contain "Upper" archwires with a black midline mark.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Feb 4, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:17 PM UTC

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