ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0157-04 ยท EFB Handpiece, Air-Powered, Dental

DentSply -Professional Division

Midwest Tradition PB High Speed Handpiece with Push Button Chuck, catalog #790042; Manufactured for DENTSPLY Professional, A Division of DENTSPLY International, 901 West Oakton Street, Des plaines, IL 60018-1884 USA

DateJul 20, 2004 (initiated Oct 14, 2003)
StatusTerminated
ReasonSmall cracks in the dental handpiece's chuck could allow the dental burs to drift out of the chuck over time.
Root causeOther
ActionDealers were telephoned on 10/14-16/03 and sent follow-up faxed letters on the same dates. The dealers were informed of the potential for cracked bur chucking mechanisms in the handpieces, requested to examine their stocks for the affected serial numbers, using the faxed list of serial numbers shipped to each account, and return the affected handpieces to DENTSPLY via FedEx. The dealers were also requested to verify the serial number list to those handpieces shipped to customers. If the affected serial numbers were distributed, the customer was requested to supply a list of those customers w
Quantity4 units
DistributionNationwide, Canada and Mexico
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

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