Reported Apr 9, 2014 · Terminated

Spirit MB Bracket, UR Central +14T +5A.018, Part Number 494-0110, Lot Number 081351013. Product Usage: An orthodontic…

Ormco/Sybronendo

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: Ormco/Sybronendo · 1332 S Lone Hill Ave · Glendora, CA · 91740-5339

Is this the product you have?

    • Spirit MB Bracket
    • UR Central +14T +5A.018
    • Part Number 494-0110
    • Lot Number 081351013
  • Product UsageAn orthodontic bracket. Spirit MB Brackets are a fixed attachment on a tooth which holds an archwire during orthodontic treatment
Lot codes and dates
    • Part Number 494-0110
    • Lot Number 081351013
Amount recalled
150 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Why it was recalled

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.

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 Apr 18, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:14 PM UTC

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