Ormco/Sybronendo: SybronEndo Replacement AC Power Cord, US Elements Obturation; REF 973-0334; SybronEndo, 1332 S. Lone Hill Ave. Glendora, CA 91740; EU Rep: Kerr Italia, S.r.l, Via Passanti, 332, 1-84018 Scafati (SA), Italy, Made in Taiwan The intended use of the Elements Obturation Unit and Replacement A/C Power Cord is to provide continuous heat at the tip of the dental instrument to test tooth response to thermal stimulus, for tissue cauterization and coagulation and to backfill and down pack gutta percha during endodontic root canal treatment.

Recall number

Z-1545-2013

Recalling firm

Ormco/Sybronendo

Product

SybronEndo Replacement AC Power Cord, US Elements Obturation; REF 973-0334; SybronEndo, 1332 S. Lone Hill Ave. Glendora, CA 91740; EU Rep: Kerr Italia, S.r.l, Via Passanti, 332, 1-84018 Scafati (SA), Italy, Made in Taiwan The intended use of the Elements Obturation Unit and Replacement A/C Power Cord is to provide continuous heat at the tip of the dental instrument to test tooth response to thermal stimulus, for tissue cauterization and coagulation and to backfill and down pack gutta percha during endodontic root canal treatment.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2013-01-17

Posted

2013-06-14

Terminated

2013-11-07

Reason

A recall has been issued by SybronEndo because a Canadian Standards Association (CSA)-directed cautionary statement label was inadvertently omitted from the Elements Obturation Unit and its Replacement A/C Power Cord.

Root cause

Labeling mix-ups

Action

The firm SybronEndo sent a "FIELD CORRECTION ACTION" letter dated January 30, 2013 to its customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were requested to review and determine if they have any of the affected equipment in their inventory; Note: the equipment itself has not been modified in any way, and therefore there is no change in the performance; customers should continue to use the equipment in the same manner they have in the past:; Note: SynbronEndo has enclosed the cautionary label along with instructions for proper placement of the affected equipment; the customers should apply the enclosed cautionary statement label to Elements Obturation Unit and/or Replacement AC Power Cord as per instructions and complete and return the FIELD CORRECTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM ,whether or not they have any affected equipment in their inventory, via Fax to: 909-962-5605. For questions regarding this recall call 714-516-7602. Note: If you are an authorized SybronEndo international distributor, we request that you identify those customers that may have been shipped the affected lots of equipment and contact these customers to inform them of the issue within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of this notification. If you have any questions, contact SybronEndo Customer Care at 1-800-346-3636.

Quantity

3615 unit total

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, and United Kingdom.

Lot, serial or model codes

Lot/Serial Numbers: 3757349, 4220920, 4304917, 4367699, 436513, 4445719, 4458262, 4522605, 4581118, 4724407, 4730212

510(k) numbers

["K031664"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

EKR

Firm FEI

2016150

Firm city

Glendora

Firm state

CA

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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