FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ormco/Sybronendo: Bracket Buccal Tube U7L DB/UL22 Roth MT HK 0/-14/0 Product Usage: Bracket Buccal Tubes are intended to hold in orthodontic wires used to move teeth during orthodontic treatment
- Recall number
- Z-1084-2013
- Recalling firm
- Ormco/Sybronendo
- Product
- Bracket Buccal Tube U7L DB/UL22 Roth MT HK 0/-14/0 Product Usage: Bracket Buccal Tubes are intended to hold in orthodontic wires used to move teeth during orthodontic treatment
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-03-08
- Posted
- 2013-04-10
- Terminated
- 2013-09-04
- Reason
- Ormco Corporation is voluntarily recalling one (1) lot of Bracket Buccal Tubes as a result of a packaging error. More specifically, the Bracket Buccal Tubes product package correctly identifies the product as gingival (0) offset brackets, but actually contains distal (10) offset brackets. Use of the affected product may cause unintended rotation of the molars. Although reversible, a delay in
- Root cause
- Packaging
- Action
- Ormco sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated March 8, 2013 to all affected customers, via USPS 1st class mail. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. The consignees were instructed to complete the Return Form and return any affected product identified in stock. For questions contact Ormco Customer Care.
- Quantity
- 8210
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including the country of EU.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part Number 438-0184 Lot Number 051063597
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DZD
- Firm FEI
- 2016150
- Firm city
- Glendora
- Firm state
- CA
- 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
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