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Hu-Friedy Mfg Co, Inc.: Dental Explorer #23 S/E, Mfr. Part Code/Product Code 100-3620, distributed under the Henry Schein label. Classification Name: 21CFR 872.4565; 510(k) exempt, Class I device, Device Listing # B057701. The product is labeled in part, HENRY SCHEIN 100-3620 Explorer-Single End #23 SE. +H658100362003. Made in China. For professional use only. Instruments must be cleaned and sterilized prior to use. Distributed by: HENRY SCHEIN, INC. 135 Duryea Road, Melville, NY 11747 USA. --- This product is a dental explorer made of stainless steel packaged individually within a sleeve and containing a cardboard insert (labeling).
- Recall number
- Z-0527-05
- Recalling firm
- Hu-Friedy Mfg Co, Inc.
- Product
- Dental Explorer #23 S/E, Mfr. Part Code/Product Code 100-3620, distributed under the Henry Schein label. Classification Name: 21CFR 872.4565; 510(k) exempt, Class I device, Device Listing # B057701. The product is labeled in part, HENRY SCHEIN 100-3620 Explorer-Single End #23 SE. +H658100362003. Made in China. For professional use only. Instruments must be cleaned and sterilized prior to use. Distributed by: HENRY SCHEIN, INC. 135 Duryea Road, Melville, NY 11747 USA. --- This product is a dental explorer made of stainless steel packaged individually within a sleeve and containing a cardboard insert (labeling).
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2005-01-07
- Posted
- 2005-02-04
- Terminated
- 2012-05-24
- Reason
- Potential for tip breakage at the terminal shank due to improper heat-treatment at the foreign plant. Several reports of tip breakage were received by the own label distributor, and forwarded to the importer of record & specification setter of the dental explorers.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., Inc. notified the Own Label Distributor of the recall on 1/7/05 by phone, and in writing on 1/10/05. Henry Schein, Inc. is having formal "URGENT: DEVICE RECALL" letters printed up which will be mailed to over 8100 of Schein's direct customers by First Class Mail on/about 1/21/05 to initiate the sub-recall of the dental explorers. Henry Schein will follow-up to non-responders by phone and/or fax.
- Quantity
- 42,517 total units distributed (all date codes)
- Distribution
- Dental practitioners, hospitals, dental clinics and distributors located nationwide, in Puerto Rico and internationally.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Date Codes/Lot Numbers: 0503, 0603, 0903, 1003, 1103, 1203. Barcode +H658100362003.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- EKB
- Firm FEI
- 1416605
- Firm city
- Chicago
- Firm state
- IL
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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