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Brushpoint Innovations, Inc.: W Vital Health Pulsating Clean Rechargeable Toothbrush; Distributed by: Walgreen Co., 200 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015-4616, Made in China; The toothbrush was sold with a single head and with three heads: a) Rechargeable Power Toothbrush - Model Number 565222, UPC 0 49022 35396 1; b) Rechargeable Power Toothbrush with 3 Replacement Heads: Model Number WIC 472641, UPC 0 49022 49612 5; Intended to remove adherent plaque and food debris from the teeth to reduce tooth decay.
- Recall number
- Z-1724-2011
- Recalling firm
- Brushpoint Innovations, Inc.
- Product
- W Vital Health Pulsating Clean Rechargeable Toothbrush; Distributed by: Walgreen Co., 200 Wilmot Rd., Deerfield, IL 60015-4616, Made in China; The toothbrush was sold with a single head and with three heads: a) Rechargeable Power Toothbrush - Model Number 565222, UPC 0 49022 35396 1; b) Rechargeable Power Toothbrush with 3 Replacement Heads: Model Number WIC 472641, UPC 0 49022 49612 5; Intended to remove adherent plaque and food debris from the teeth to reduce tooth decay.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2011-01-14
- Posted
- 2011-03-18
- Terminated
- 2012-12-16
- Reason
- The power toothbrush may make a loud noise and the battery cap becomes separated from the main body of the toothbrush. The battery cap can become a projectile that could cause potential injury if it comes in contact with the body.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- The firm, BrushPoint Innovations, sent a email dated January 7, 2011 notifying their customers of the recall. The email described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to pull and quarantine the toothbrushes due to potential product quality concerns, and hold their stocks until January 14, 2011, call in the number of toothbrushes quarantined, and then return them to the Walgreen distribution centers. A stop sale was placed on the affected item numbers in their cash register scanners. If you have any questions, call 905-833-5122 or 905-944-1000.
- Quantity
- 8,100 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Item 565222, UPC: 0-49022-35396-1, lot 08/10; Item 472641, UPC: 0-49022-49612-5, lot 08/10
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JEQ
- Firm FEI
- 3005135508
- Firm city
- King City Canada
- Firm state
- Ontario
- 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
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- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
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