K102872 · Curasan AG · LYC · Jan 12, 2011 · Dental
Device Facts
Record ID
K102872
Device Name
OSBONE DENTAL
Applicant
Curasan AG
Product Code
LYC · Dental
Decision Date
Jan 12, 2011
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 872.3930
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
Osbone® DENTAL is intended for the filling and reconstruction of multi-walled bone defects, e.g .: - Defects after removal of bone cysts . - Augmentation of the atrophied alveolar ridge - Sinus lift and sinus floor elevation (subantral augmentation) . Filling of alveolar defects following tooth extraction for alveolar ridge preservation . Filling of extraction defects to create an implant bed - Filling of two- or multi-walled infrabony pockets, and trifurcation defects . - Support function for a membrane in controlled tissue regeneration (CTR) . - Defects after surgical removal of retained teeth or corrective osteotomies . - Other multi-walled bone defects of the alveolar processes.
Device Story
Osbone® DENTAL is an open-cellular, synthetic hydroxyapatite bioceramic bone void filler. It is supplied as porous morsels (0.25-2.0 mm) used in dental/oral surgical procedures to fill bone defects. The device is osteoconductive; its porous structure facilitates bone cell ingrowth into the matrix. It is applied by a clinician to the prepared graft bed, either alone or mixed with autologous bone. It does not provide mechanical strength to the surgical site. The material undergoes slow resorption, where ions are metabolized as bone fills the space. It is intended for single-patient use.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical testing was submitted in support of this 510(k).
Technological Characteristics
Synthetic hydroxyapatite bioceramic; open-cellular structure; 80±5% porosity; granule sizes 0.25-2.0 mm. Complies with ASTM F1185-03 and ISO 13779-1. Sterile, non-pyrogenic, single-patient use. Osteoconductive; does not provide mechanical strength.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring filling and reconstruction of multi-walled bone defects in the alveolar process, including post-cyst removal, alveolar ridge augmentation, sinus lift/subantral augmentation, post-extraction socket preservation, implant bed preparation, infrabony/trifurcation defects, and defects following tooth removal or osteotomies.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Bone grafting material is a material such as hydroxyapatite, tricalcium phosphate, polylactic and polyglycolic acids, or collagen, that is intended to fill, augment, or reconstruct periodontal or bony defects of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Special Controls
*Classification.* (1) Class II (special controls) for bone grafting materials that do not contain a drug that is a therapeutic biologic. The special control is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Bone Grafting Material Devices.” (See § 872.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.)(2) Class III (premarket approval) for bone grafting materials that contain a drug that is a therapeutic biologic. Bone grafting materials that contain a drug that is a therapeutic biologic, such as biological response modifiers, require premarket approval.
(c)
*Date premarket approval application (PMA) or notice of product development protocol (PDP) is required.* Devices described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section shall have an approved PMA or a declared completed PDP in effect before being placed in commercial distribution.
Predicate Devices
BIO-OSS ~ Ceramic Pure Natural Hydroxyapatite (K873763)
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## 510(k) Summary Osbone® DENTAL
#### 1. SUBMITTER/510(K) HOLDER
curasan AG Lindigstrasse 4 63 801 Kleinostheim Germany
| Contact Person: | Dr. Wolf-Dietrich Hübner |
|-----------------|--------------------------|
| Telephone: | +49-6027-40900-0 |
Date Prepared: January 6, 2011
#### 2. DEVICE NAME
| Trade Name: | Osbone® DENTAL |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Common Name: | Synthetic bone void filler |
| Classification Name: | Bone grafting material, synthetic |
## 3. PREDICATE DEVICES
- · BIO-OSS ~ Ceramic Pure Natural Hydroxyapatite (Geistlich-Pharma, K873763)
- · Endobon (BIOMET, Inc., K980679)
- · OsteoGraf/D (DentSply, K072056)
#### 4. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
Osbone® DENTAL is an open-cellular, synthetic bioceramic for bone regeneration. It is comprised of a pure phase hydroxyapatite with an open sintering structure resulting in a biocompatible, bioactive and osteoconductive biomaterial. Osbone® DENTAL morsels are open-cellular highly porous morsels, ranging from 150-8000 um for filling bone defects in dental procedures. While Osbone® DENTAL can be manufactured with a granule size of up to 8000 um, curasan will only market granule sizes of 0.25-2.0 mm, which is within the size range of the predicate devices. The high porosity helps to accelerate ingrowth of bone.
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### 5. INDICATIONS FOR USE
Osbone® DENTAL is intended for the filling and reconstruction of multi-walled bone defects, e.g .:
- Defects after removal of bone cysts .
- Augmentation of the atrophied alveolar ridge .
- Sinus lift and sinus floor elevation (subantral augmentation)
- . Filling of alveolar defects following tooth extraction for alveolar ridge preservation
- . Filling of extraction defects to create an implant bed
- Filling of two- or multi-walled infrabony pockets, and trifurcation defects .
- . Support function for a membrane in controlled tissue regeneration (CTR)
- . Defects after surgical removal of retained teeth or corrective osteotomies
- . Other multi-walled bone defects of the alveolar processes.
## 6. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
The principles of operation for the proposed Osbone® DENTAL are identical to the predicate devices. The morsel size is selected based on the size of the defect to be filled. If desired, the morsels may be mixed with premorselized autologous bone. The bone void filler is then applied to the prepared graft bed. The porous structure of the material makes it possible for the bone cells to grow into the matrix.
## 7. TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Both the proposed Osbone® DENTAL and the predicate devices are supplied in granular form. The size and porosity of the Osbone® DENTAL granules (morsels) that curasan intends to market are within the range of the size and porosity of the predicate devices.
Osbone® DENTAL is similar in material composition to the predicate devices Bio-Oss, Endobon and OsteoGraf/D. Both the proposed and predicate devices are composed of hydroxyapatite. The proposed Osbone® DENTAL and the predicate DentSply devices are chemically synthesized. The Bio-Oss and Endobon predicates are prepared from bovine bone.
The proposed Osbone® DENTAL and the predicate devices all undergo a minor amount of resorption, like any material implanted in the body. Degradation and resorption in the context of bone void fillers means that the released ions are
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phagocytosed or metabolized while the nascent space becomes filled by bone. As compared to bone void fillers composed of ß-TCP, the degree of resorption is negligible for bone void fillers made from hydroxyapatite due to the extremely slow resorption kinetics of high-temperature sintered hydroxyapatite. Therefore, while the term used to describe the extent of resorption for the proposed and predicate devices may be different, curasan considers that the resorption characteristics of the proposed and predicate devices are essentially identical.
### 8. NON-CLINICAL TESTING
Osbone® DENTAL is chemically synthesized to form a hydroxyapatite open-cellular bioceramic. Osbone® DENTAL complies with the following standards:
- . ASTM F1185-03, "Specification for Composition of Hydroxyapatite for Surgical Implants"
- . 13779-1, "Implants for surgery: Hydroxyapatite Part 1: Ceramic ISO hydroxyapatite."
The material was analyzed to obtain the information specified in FDA's "Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff - Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Bone Grafting Material Devices" (April 28, 2005).
## 9. CLINICAL TESTING
No clinical testing was submitted in support of this 510(k) premarket notification.
## 10. CONCLUSIONS
Osbone® DENTAL shares the same indications for use, principles of operation and technological characteristics as the predicate devices BIO-OSS - Ceramic Hydroxyapatite (subject of K873763), Endobon (subject of K980679) and OsteoGraf/D (subject of K072056). Differences between the proposed and predicate devices are limited to minor difference in granule size and porosity that do not impact the safety and efficacy of the device.
curasan believes that the materials characterization data compiled for Osbone® DENTAL, along with the biocompatibility information and the history of safe clinical use for hydroxyapatite products supports the safety and effectiveness of the proposed Osbone® DENTAL for its intended use as a dental bone void filler. Therefore, curasan AG believes that the proposed Osbone® DENTAL dental bone void filler is substantially equivalent to the Bio-Oss, Endobon, and OsteoGraf/D devices.
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| Regulatory Status | Osbone® DENTAL | Geistlich-Pharma<br>Bio-Oss | BIOMET, Inc.<br>Endobon | DentSply<br>OsteoGraf/D |
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| Intended Use | Proposed<br>Osbone® DENTAL is intended for the filling and reconstruction of<br>multi-walled bone defects, e.g.:<br>• Defects after removal of bone cysts<br>• Augmentation of the atrophied alveolar ridge<br>• Sinus lift and sinus floor elevation (subantral augmentation)<br>• Filling of alveolar defects following tooth extraction for alveolar<br>ridge preservation<br>• Filling of extraction defects to create an implant bed<br>• Filling of two- or multi-walled infrabony pockets, and bi- and<br>trifurcation defects<br>• Support function for a membrane in controlled tissue regeneration<br>(CTR)<br>• Defects after surgical removal of retained teeth or corrective<br>osteotomies<br>• Other multi-walled bone defects of the alveolar processes | Filling of bone defects and bone<br>augmentation, e.g.:<br>• Augmentation/reconstruction of<br>alveolar ridges<br>• Filling of extraction sockets<br>• Implantology: preparation of<br>implant sites, filling of bone<br>dehiscences, and sinus floor<br>augmentations<br>• Periodontology: filling of bone<br>defects, support of the membrane<br>during guided tissue regeneration<br>(GTR) | Used in the following dental<br>and/or oral surgical procedures:<br>• Alveolar ridge<br>augmentation/reconstruction<br>• Filling of resection defects in<br>benign bone tumor, bone<br>cysts, or other defects in the<br>alvcolar ridge or wall<br>• Filling of periodontal bone<br>pockets in the jaw (granules I)<br>• Filling bone defects after<br>apicetomy<br>• Filling alveoli after tooth<br>extraction | Treatment of intrabony<br>periodontal defects,<br>augmentation of bony defects<br>in the alveolar ridge, and<br>filling of extraction sites. |
| Performance | Osteoconductive | Osteoconductive | Osteoconductive | Information not available |
| Source | Synthetic | Bovine bone | "Bovinous bone" | Synthetic |
| Composition | 100% HA | Cancellous bone | 99% HA, 1-2% CaO and<br>NaCaPO4 | 100% HA |
| Form | Granules | Granules | Granules and Blocks/Cylinders | Granules |
| Granule size | 0.25-1.0 mm, 1.0-2.0mm | 0.25-1.0 mm, 1.0-2.0 mm | 0.5-1.0 mm, 1.0-2.0 mm | 0.25-0.42 mm |
| Porosity | $80\pm5\%$ * | 75-80% | 45-85% | None |
| Resorption | Partially resorbable | Partially resorbable | None | "Essentially non-resorbable" |
| Sterility | Sterile. Non-pyrogenic<br>Single patient use | Sterile, Non-pyrogenic<br>Single patient use | Sterile, Single patient use | Sterile, single patient use |
| Biocompatibility | Established | Established | Established | Established |
| Mechanical<br>characteristics | Does not impart mechanical strength to surgical site | Does not impart mechanical strength<br>to surgical site | Information not available | Information not available |
| HA = Hydroxyapatite<br>* In granular form (after crushing) 75±5% | | | | |
DMPARISON TABLE FOR DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCI
curasan AG
Additional Information – K102872
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Room -WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MID 20993-0002
Curasan AG C/O Cynthia J. M. Nolte. PhD Medical Device Consultants, Incorporated 49 Plain Street North Attleboro, Massachusetts 02760
## JAN 1 2 2011
Re: K102872
Trade/Device Name: Osbone® Dental Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3930 Regulation Name: Bone Grafting Material Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LYC Dated: January 6, 2011 Received: January 10, 2011
Dear Dr. Nolte:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Register
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Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); medical device reporting (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please go to
http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHOffices/ucm115809.htm for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.
You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Resourcesfor You/Industry/default.htm.
Sincerely yours.
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Anthony D. Watson, B.S., M.S., M.B.A. Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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# Indications for Use
JAN 1 2 2011
K102872 510(k) Number:
Osbone® DENTAL Device Name:
Indications for Use:
Osbone® DENTAL is intended for the filling and reconstruction of multi-walled bone defects, e.g .:
- · Defects after removal of bone cysts
- · Augmentation of the atrophied alveolar ridge
- · Sinus lift and sinus floor elevation (subantral augmentation)
- · Filling of alveolar defects following tooth extraction for alveolar ridge preservation
- · Filling of extraction defects to create an implant bed
- · Filling of two- or multi-walled infrabony pockets, and bi- and trifurcation defects
- · Support function for a membrane in controlled tissue regeneration (CTR)
- · Defects after surgical removal of retained teeth or corrective osteotomies
- · Other multi-walled bone defects of the alveolar processes.
Prescription Use X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED)
Concurrence or SDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Susan Vanoye
(Division Sign-Off) Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital Infection Control, Dental Devices
510(k) Number: k102822
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