FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.: Helioseal Clear Refill 1 x 1.25 g, REF/Product Code/Art. No. 558521AN and Helioseal Clear Assortment 5 x 1.25 g, REF/Product Code/Art. No. 558520AN ---- COMMON/USUAL NAME: Pit & Fissure Sealant
- Recall number
- Z-1026-2016
- Recalling firm
- Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.
- Product
- Helioseal Clear Refill 1 x 1.25 g, REF/Product Code/Art. No. 558521AN and Helioseal Clear Assortment 5 x 1.25 g, REF/Product Code/Art. No. 558520AN ---- COMMON/USUAL NAME: Pit & Fissure Sealant
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-02-12
- Posted
- 2016-02-29
- Terminated
- 2017-05-08
- Reason
- Complaints were received claiming the material failed to polymerize under the curing light. After investigation, it was determined that a wrong photo-initiator was used in the production batch U30755 of Helioseal Clear. This failure can lead to incomplete curing of the sealant, if mono-wave LED curing lights are used.
- Root cause
- Mixed-up of materials/components
- Action
- Ivoclar Vivadent sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated February 11, 2016, to all consignees via Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the consignee. Consignees were instructed to complete, sign and return the attached acknowledgement form and return it to Ivoclar Vivadent via fax (716) 691-2294 or e-mail at recall.us@ivoclarvivadent.com. Contact Ivoclar Vivadent Customer Service at 1-800-533-6825 as soon as possible between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:00 pm EST Monday through Friday and a representative will arrange to pick up your affected materials for return and credit. Please notify your customers of this issue and return the product to us. For questions, please contact Ivoclar Vivadent Customer Service at 800-533-6825.
- Quantity
- Domestic: 406 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide distribution including NY, PA, FL, IN, IA, TX, and CA.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- REF/Product Code/Art. No. 558521AN, Lot U29336 (exp. 10/5/2020); REF/Product Code/Art. No. 558520AN, Lots U33966, U35661, U50469 (exp. 10/5/2020)
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K813015"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- EBC
- Firm FEI
- 1316092
- Firm city
- Buffalo
- Firm state
- NY
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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