MAUDE data represents reports of adverse events involving medical devices. This maude entry was filed from a 05 report with the FDA on 2006-10-25 for DAMON UTILITY OPENING/CLOSING PLIER 866-4006 manufactured by Ormco Corp..
        [19160012]
In 2006, a doctor informed ormco corporation that a damon opening/closing plier had a broken tip insert, braze failure.
 Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5
        [19515789]
There were no reported injuries associated with this incident. However, due to the prior submission of a reportable incident on the damon plier in 2005 (mdr #2016150-2005-00001: malfunction which led to a serious injury), this incident is reportable. This incident falls under the fda presumption that this type of malfunction is likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur.
 Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: N, H10
| Report Number | 2016150-2006-00068 | 
| MDR Report Key | 883546 | 
| Report Source | 05 | 
| Date Received | 2006-10-25 | 
| Date of Report | 2006-10-13 | 
| Date of Event | 2006-10-01 | 
| Date Mfgr Received | 2006-10-13 | 
| Device Manufacturer Date | 2004-11-01 | 
| Date Added to Maude | 2007-07-24 | 
| Event Key | 0 | 
| Report Source Code | Manufacturer report | 
| Manufacturer Link | Y | 
| Number of Patients in Event | 0 | 
| Adverse Event Flag | 3 | 
| Product Problem Flag | 3 | 
| Reprocessed and Reused Flag | 3 | 
| Health Professional | 3 | 
| Initial Report to FDA | 3 | 
| Report to FDA | 3 | 
| Event Location | 0 | 
| Manufacturer Contact | WENDY URTEL | 
| Manufacturer Street | 100 BAYVIEW CIRCLE SUITE 6000 | 
| Manufacturer City | NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 | 
| Manufacturer Country | US | 
| Manufacturer Postal | 92660 | 
| Manufacturer Phone | 9492558767 | 
| Manufacturer G1 | ORMCO CORPORATION | 
| Manufacturer Street | 1332 SOUTH LONE HILL AVENUE | 
| Manufacturer City | GLENDORA CA 91740 | 
| Manufacturer Country | US | 
| Manufacturer Postal Code | 91740 | 
| Single Use | 3 | 
| Previous Use Code | 3 | 
| Event Type | 3 | 
| Type of Report | 3 | 
| Brand Name | DAMON UTILITY OPENING/CLOSING PLIER | 
| Generic Name | PLIER, ORTHODONTIC | 
| Product Code | JEX | 
| Date Received | 2006-10-25 | 
| Returned To Mfg | 2006-10-13 | 
| Model Number | NA | 
| Catalog Number | 866-4006 | 
| Lot Number | 04L37 | 
| ID Number | NA | 
| Operator | HEALTH PROFESSIONAL | 
| Device Availability | Y | 
| Device Eval'ed by Mfgr | N | 
| Implant Flag | N | 
| Date Removed | * | 
| Device Sequence No | 1 | 
| Device Event Key | 862025 | 
| Manufacturer | ORMCO CORP. | 
| Manufacturer Address | 1332 SOUTH LONE HILL AVE. GLENDORA CA 91740 US | 
| Patient Number | Treatment | Outcome | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1. Other | 2006-10-25 |