DD Bio Z, DD Bio ZX(square), DD BioZX(square) color
K142987 · Dental Direkt of Amerika UG (Haftungsbeschraenkt) · EIH · Feb 11, 2015 · Dental
Device Facts
Record ID
K142987
Device Name
DD Bio Z, DD Bio ZX(square), DD BioZX(square) color
Applicant
Dental Direkt of Amerika UG (Haftungsbeschraenkt)
Product Code
EIH · Dental
Decision Date
Feb 11, 2015
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Abbreviated
Regulation
21 CFR 872.6660
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
DD Bio Z-dental blanks are indicated for crowns, multi-unit bridges and inlay bridges. Applications include both anterior and posterior bridges.
Device Story
Dental milling blanks composed of yttrium-stabilized, pre-sintered zirconium dioxide; used for fabrication of crown and bridge frameworks. Operated by dental technicians or clinicians using commercial CAD/CAM systems or hand-operated copy-milling machines. Input is raw zirconia blank; output is custom-milled dental framework. Provides biocompatible, high-strength restorative material for oral use. Benefits include improved translucency and flexural strength compared to predicate materials, facilitating durable dental prosthetics.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing performed to validate design requirements and conformance with ISO 6872:2008. Biocompatibility substantiated via chemical analysis and testing per DIN EN ISO 10993-1 and 10993-5.
Technological Characteristics
Yttrium-stabilized, pre-sintered zirconium dioxide (3Y-TZP) milling blanks. Alumina content <0.15 wt%. Flexural strength 1200 ± 200 MPa. Conforms to ISO 6872:2008 and ISO 14971. Non-software device.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring dental restorations including crowns, multi-unit bridges, and inlay bridges for both anterior and posterior applications.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Porcelain powder for clinical use is a device consisting of a mixture of kaolin, felspar, quartz, or other substances intended for use in the production of artificial teeth in fixed or removable dentures, of jacket crowns, facings, and veneers. The device is used in prosthetic dentistry by heating the powder mixture to a high temperature in an oven to produce a hard prosthesis with a glass-like finish.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
February 11, 2015
Dental Direkt of Amerika UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) c/o Mr. Achim Rosner General Manager Pappelweg 6 32139 Spenge GERMANY
Re: K142987
Trade/Device Name: DD Bio Z, DD Bio ZX2, DD Bio ZX2 color Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.6660 Regulation Name: Porcelain powder for clinical use Regulatory Class: II Product Code: EIH Dated: November 10, 2014 Received: November 13, 2014
Dear Mr. Rosner:
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.
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Sincerely yours,
Tina
Kiang -S
for Erin I. Keith, M.S. Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known): 142987
Device Name: DD Bio Z, DD Bio ZX2, DD Bio ZX2 color
Indications for Use:
DD Bio Z-dental blanks are indicated for crowns, multi-unit bridges and inlay bridges. Applications include both anterior and posterior bridges.
Prescription Use X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE OF NEEDED)
Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
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## Section 5
## 510(k) Summary
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| 510(k) Number: | |
|----------------|--|
|----------------|--|
Date: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
## 510(k) Summary
| Submitter of 510(k) | Dental Direkt of Amerika UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)<br>Pappelweg 6<br>32139 Spenge<br>Germany |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Contact Person | Gerhard de Boer (General Manager)<br>Tel 0049 / 5225-8 6319-0<br>Fax: 0049 / 5225-8 6319-99 |
| Establishment Registration<br>Number | 3008347275 |
| Date Prepared | November 10, 2014 |
| Proprietary Name | DD Bio Z, DD Bio ZX <sup>2</sup> , DD Bio ZX <sup>2</sup> color |
| Common name | Powder, Porcelain |
| Classification name | Porcelain powder for clinical use<br>(21 CFR 872.6660, Product Code EIH) |
| Classification | Class II |
| Predicate Devices | K093748:<br>Dental Direkt of Amerika UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)<br>DD Bio Z, DD Bio Z transpa |
| Device Description and<br>Intended Use | Dental milling blanks made of DD Bio Z, DD Bio ZX <sup>2</sup> or<br>DD Bio ZX <sup>2</sup> color are semi-finished products out of<br>yttrium-stabilized, pre-sintered zirconium dioxide for<br>the fabrication of crown- and bridge- frameworks on<br>commercial CAD/CAM systems or hand-operated<br>copy-milling machines, with outstanding<br>biocompatibility and mechanical properties.<br><br>DD Bio Z-dental blanks are indicated for crowns, multi-<br>unit bridges and inlay bridges. Applications include<br>both anterior and posterior bridges. |
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510(k) Number: K142987
Date:__
Biocompatibility All patient contacting materials used in the device are identical to those used in other FDA cleared devices, in formulation and processing, and no other chemicals have been added (e.g. plasticizers, fillers, cleaning agents, mold release agents, etc.). As usual for this type of device, the product has direct/indirect (salviamediated), permanent (> 30 days) contact with oral mucosa and hard tooth tissue (enamel, dentin). According to DIN EN ISO 10993-1 biological effects which have to be considered for this type of device to prove biological safety are cytotoxicity, tissue/ mucosa irritation, sensitization, systemic toxicity, genotoxicity/ carcinogenicity and chronic toxicity.
> DD Bio Z zirconia was tested by an accredited testing laboratory regarding cytotoxicity (according to DIN EN ISO 10993-5) and biological compatibility (according to DIN EN ISO 10993-1). To prove biocompatibility chemical analysis of organic and inorganic contaminants have been done. This highly sensitive chemical and biological test methods substantiated the known inert material properties and justifies the non-performance of additional toxicological tests. The material was classified as eminently suitable for use in the dental sector.
> Based on the established use of the identical material in cleared devices, and on testing of the materials to the biocompatibility requirements of design standard ISO 6872:2008, additional biocompatibility testing is not considered necessary.
- Dental Direkt of Amerika UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) did not Clinical and Non-Clinical Testing conduct nor rely upon clinical tests to determine substantial equivalence. Non-clinical testing was performed in order to validate the design against the company's specified design requirements, and to assure conformance with the following voluntary design standard: ISO 6872:2008
- Risk Management The device has been designed to either completely eliminate or mitigate known health hazards associated with the use of the device. Health hazard risk reduction has been accomplished by rigorous application of a risk management program according to ISO 14971 "Medical devices - Application of risk management to medical devices".
- Technological The difference between the products of the predicate device
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characteristics K093748 and the products in the current 510(k) submission is a modification of raw materials used in the manufacture of milling blanks. Even if the material group 3Y-TZP staved the same, the properties differ significantly and are improved. The indication of use for the predicate K093748 "Dental Blanks made from DD Bio Z or DD Bio Z transpa are indicated for crowns, multi-unit bridges and inlay bridges. Applications include both anterior and posterior bridges" is the same as for the new product, only the product names were summarized as "DD Bio Z-dental blanks" in the new indication for use.
> The modification is mainly a slightly change in the chemical composition by increasing the alumina content for the translucent variant DD Bio ZX2. The raw material as used for the predicate device DD Bio Z transpa had nearly no alumina contained. The missing alumina in the zirconia structure and the recommendation of a higher final sintering temperature lead to an increased grain growth and more translucency but a lowered flexural strength in comparison to DD Bio Z. Compared to DD Bio Z transpa the new DD Bio ZX2 material with an increased alumina content is an improvement. DD Bio ZX2 is still more translucent than the DD Bio Z material even if the sintering temperature recommendation is now the same as for DD Bio Z and the flexural strength was enhanced in comparison to the DD Bio Z transpa material. Furthermore, the utilization of colouring oxides was excluded in the first submission.
The following table shows the significant similarities and
Substantial Equivalence Comparison Table
differences between the predicate products and this submission
| Submitter | Dental Direkt | Dental Direkt |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| | | |
| Device name | DD Bio Z /<br>DD Bio ZX²<br>(incl. pre-colored<br>variants) | DD Bio Z /<br>DD Bio Z transpa |
| 510(k) No. | this submission | K093748 |
| Product code | EIH | EIH |
| Regulatory Class | Class II | Class II |
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| Indications for Use | DD Bio Z-dental blanks are indicated for crowns, multi-unit bridges and inlay bridges. Applications include both anterior and posterior bridges. | Dental Blanks made from DD Bio Z or DD Bio Z transpa are indicated for crowns, multi-unit bridges and inlay bridges. Applications include both anterior and posterior bridges. |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chemical composition [wt%]: | DD Bio Z / DD Bio ZX2 | DD Bio Z / DD Bio Z transpa |
| ZrO2 + HfO2 + Y2O3 | same | same |
| Y2O3 | same | same |
| Al2O3 | same <0,15 | same <0,1 |
| Flexural strength [MPa] | same 1200 ± 200 | same 1000 ± 200 |
Brief summary:
Substantial Equivalence Conclusion
The material group 3Y-TZP for the products in this submission and the predicate submission stayed the same. All ceramic zirconia products incorporates the same intended use with the predicate device. The increase of Alumina content in the raw material as used for DD Bio ZX2 compared to the predicate DD Bio Z transpa leads to an increase in flexural strength.
Beside this improvement the technological characteristics between the predicate and proposed devices are identical. There is no difference in fundamental scientific technology. The colouring dopants in pre coloured variants have no influence on material properties They have similar labels and instructions for use (see chapter 21 "Predicates").
Dental Direkt of Amerika UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) believes that DD Bio Z-dental blanks are as safe and effective as the predicate devices when used as instructed by knowledgeable and trained personnel, and are substantially equivalent to the legally marketed predicate devices.
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