HU-FRIEDY 678-702Recalls & reported problems
Hu-Friedy Mfg. CO., LLC · Lingual Weingart Pliers · Class 1
Data updated Oct 16, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 10889950003951), received between Aug 2, 2021 and Aug 2, 2021 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Detachment of Device or Device Component” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 16, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Detachment of Device or Device Component1
Patient problems
- Tooth Fracture1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryAug 2, 2021Detachment of Device or Device Component; Detachment of Device or Device Component
IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE JAW OF A ORTHODONTIC DENTAL PLIER BROKE OFF DURING ACTIVATION OF THE WIRE. THE CUTTING EDGE FRACTURED THE TOOTH 21, LATER DEVITALITY AND LOST COULD NOT BE EXCLUDED. THE TRAUMA OF NEIGHBORING TOOTH WAS UNCLEAR. THE TOOTH WAS DIRECTLY REPAIRED BY THE DOCTOR. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY OTHER COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING THIS EVENT.
Patient problems: Tooth Fracture
MAUDE report 12264436 ↗
Other PLIER, ORTHODONTIC devices
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- Ormco Premium 866-2013Ormco Corporation · PLIER, ORTHODONTIC1 report
- Triumph® 205-202Ortho Organizers, Inc. · PLIER, ORTHODONTIC1 report
- HU-FRIEDY 678-220LHu-Friedy Mfg. CO., LLC · PLIER, ORTHODONTIC1 report
Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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