W&H Surgical Handpiece (W&H) – Laser Marking Error (2024)
Check Your Product
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Product
W&H Surgical handpiece S-12. For Surgical treatment of dental hard tissue Model Number: 30061000
Brand
W & H DENTALWERK BUERMOOS GMBH Ignaz Glaser Strase 53 53 IGNAZ-GLASER-STRASSE BUERMOOS Austria
Lot Codes / Batch Numbers
Not specified in FDA notice. Check official source for details.
Products Sold
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W & H DENTALWERK BUERMOOS GMBH Ignaz Glaser Strase 53 53 IGNAZ-GLASER-STRASSE BUERMOOS Austria is recalling W&H Surgical handpiece S-12. For Surgical treatment of dental hard tissue Model Number: 30061000 due to 1:2 speed increasing surgical handpieces have been incorrectly laser marked during production. The specific laser marking should read 1:2, but instead. Based on FDA medical device recall database.
Summary derived from FDA notice
Reason for Recall
As stated by FDA
1:2 speed increasing surgical handpieces have been incorrectly laser marked during production. The specific laser marking should read 1:2, but instead it reads 1:1 on the body of the handpiece
Recommended Action
Per FDA guidance
W&H Dentalwerk Burmoos GmbH issued Urgent Medical Device Voluntary Recall Letter on 12/16/23 to Distributors and End Users via email. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: This recall is carried out to the user level. Please return product to W&H Impex Inc. for disposal within two (2) months after receipt of this notification. Address for removal: W&H Impex Inc. Attn. Mona Miron Regulatory Affairs, Technical Service Manager 6490 Hawthorne Dr, Windsor, ON t +1 800 265 6277 The affected products will be exchanged and replaced by W&H Dentalwerk Brmoos GmbH. Instructions for acknowledgement: Please send back the included return response card. CONTACT INFORMATION: Mona Miron Regulatory Affairs Technical Service Manager W&H Impex Inc 6490 Hawthorne Dr, Windsor, ON t +1 800 265 6277 mona.miron@wh.com
Verify this information on the official source
For complete details and official instructions, check the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) directly.
View official FDA recall noticePage updated: Jan 10, 2026