K151965 · Martz, Inc. · NXC · Mar 11, 2016 · Dental
Device Facts
Record ID
K151965
Device Name
Dentti System
Applicant
Martz, Inc.
Product Code
NXC · Dental
Decision Date
Mar 11, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 872.5470
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Dentti System is indicated for the alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion.
Device Story
Dentti System consists of clear, thermoformed polyurethane plastic aligners used to treat malocclusion. Dentist provides patient dental scans and treatment plan; dental laboratory generates 3D computer designs of modified dentition; dentist reviews and approves designs; laboratory fabricates sequential aligners. Aligners are worn by patient, removed for cleaning/eating, and replaced sequentially to apply mild, incremental force to teeth, facilitating gradual movement to desired positions. Dentist monitors treatment progress throughout. Device replaces traditional orthodontic wires and brackets. Benefits include improved dental alignment via removable, custom-fitted appliances.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data or bench testing was provided. Substantial equivalence is based on similarity in design, materials, and intended use to legally marketed predicate devices.
Technological Characteristics
Thermoformed polyurethane plastic (Zendura). Sequential aligner system. Custom-fabricated based on 3D dental scans/models. Non-sterile. Prescription use. Covers buccal, lingual, and occlusal surfaces. Designed for incremental tooth movement via pressure.
Indications for Use
Indicated for the alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An orthodontic plastic bracket is a plastic device intended to be bonded to a tooth to apply pressure to a tooth from a flexible orthodontic wire to alter its position.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
March 11, 2016
Martz, Inc. c/o Dr. Mason Diamond Texel Fortis, LLC 150 Levinberg Lane Wayne, NJ 07470
Re: K151965
Trade/Device Name: Dentii System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.5470 Regulation Name: Orthodontic plastic bracket Regulatory Class: II Product Code: NXC Dated: February 8, 2016 Received: February 12, 2016
#### Dear Dr. Diamond:
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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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K151965
Device Name
Dentti System
Indications for Use (Describe)
"The Dentti System is indicated for the alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion."
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
| <span>☑ Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)</span> |
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| <span>☐ Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)</span> |
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# 510(k) Summary
# Dentti System
| Submitter: | Martz Inc.<br>8421 Blue Heron Drive<br>Bakersfield, CA 93312 |
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| Contact Person: | Mason W. Diamond, DDS<br>Texel Fortis, LLC<br>150 Levinberg Lane<br>Wayne, NJ 07470<br>Phone: 508-333-0108<br>Fax: 973-305-0213<br>masonwd@aol.com |
| Date Prepared: | March 10, 2016 |
| Trade Name: | Dentti System |
| Classification Name: | Orthodontic Plastic Bracket (Sequential Aligner) |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 872.5470 |
| Product Code: | NXC |
| Predicate Devices: | Invisalign System (Align Technologies, Inc) – K081960<br>Clear Image™ Aligners (Specialty Appliances Works, Inc.)<br>– K071970<br>ClearCorrect System (ClearCorrect LLC) – K113618 |
| Device Description: | The Dentti System is a series of clear plastic aligners that<br>are used to replace traditional orthodontic wires and<br>brackets for the alignment of maloccluded or misaligned<br>teeth. This series of aligners moves the teeth gently, and<br>in small increments, from their original to their final treated<br>position for improved dental alignment.<br>The Dentist will provide a scan of the patient's current<br>dentition along with instructions for the treatment plan.<br>The dental laboratory will generate a series of 3-D<br>computer-designs of the modified dentition that the Dentist<br>will review. Upon approval, the models will be generated<br>and used to fabricate the sequential aligners according to<br>the dentist's prescription. The aligners are fabricated from<br>commonly used thermoformed polyurethane plastic<br>material. |
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### Premarket Notification: Traditional 510(k)
The aligners are sent back to the Dentist, who then provides them to the patient, confirming the fit and design. Over a period of months, additional aligners will be provided sequentially to the patient by the Dentist to gradually move the selected teeth to the desired position. The Dentist will monitor the treatment from the moment the first aligner is delivered to when treatment is completed. The aligners are held in place by pressure and can be removed by the patient at any time. This technology is essentially identical to that used by a number of sequential alignment systems, including the predicate devices.
- Indications for Use: The Dentti System is indicated for the alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of malocclusion.
- Functional Testing: No functional testing was required.
- Mechanism of Action: Mild force is applied to the teeth via intentional distortion of the plastics when the aligners are seated in the mouth. Progressive changes in tooth position are introduced with each subsequent aligner. The Dentist can adjust the aligners as needed. The aligners can be removed and discontinued, if necessary
# Summary of Technological
Martz, Inc. manufactures the customized aligners based on Characteristics: models or scans, and a prescription sent to the company by the prescribing dentist. The models are made after the clinician has assessed the patient's teeth, designed a treatment plan, and taken the impressions.
- Biocompatibility: The material used for fabrication of the Dentti System is a commonly-used thermoformed polyurethane material, used in many dental appliances, including the ClearCorrect Svstem predicate(K113618). polyurethane material is commercially available in the U.S. and its biocompatibility has already been well established. The material used in the FDA-Cleared ClearCorrect System (K113618) is exactly the same as the material used in the Dentti aligners (K151967). In both cases, standard pressure/vacuum thermoforming units are used to fabricate the Dentti and ClearCorrect appliances. In both cases, the Zendura thermoformable sheet material is processed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Since the polyurethane and the process used in fabricating the Dentti aligners is the same as the predicate device, and since biocompatibility has already been established, no additional testing is required to demonstrate biocompatibility of the proposed device.
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| Submitter:<br>Martz, Inc. | Dentti System<br>Premarket Notification: Traditional 510(k) |
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| Performance Testing: | No bench testing was warranted for this product because<br>the scientific literature and similarity in design, materials<br>and use to the predicate devices assure that the aligners<br>are suitable for the specified intended use. |
| Substantial Equivalence<br>Discussion: | The design, indications for use, material composition,<br>mechanism of action, and technological characteristics of<br>the Dentti System, were Substantially Equivalent to thoseof the Invisalign, Clear Image systems, and ClearCorrect<br>Systems (predicate devices).<br><br>Martz, Inc. has demonstrated that, based on the<br>established evidence presented in the table below, the<br>Dentti System is Substantially Equivalent to the Invisalign,<br>Clear Image and ClearCorrect System predicate devices,<br>in terms of intended use, material composition,<br>fundamental scientific technology, principles of operation,<br>and basic design." |
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Submitter: Martz, Inc.
## Dentti System Premarket Notification: Traditional 510(k)
#### Substantial Equivalence Comparison
| Characteristic | Dentti System - K151965 | Invisalign System - K081960 | Clear Image™ Aligners -<br>K071970 | ClearCorrect System - K113618 |
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| Device<br>Classification<br>Name | Orthodontic Plastic Bracket<br>(Sequential Aligners) | Orthodontic Plastic Bracket<br>(Sequential Aligners) | Orthodontic Plastic Bracket<br>(Sequential Aligners) | Orthodontic Plastic Bracket<br>(Sequential Aligners) |
| Regulation<br>Number | 872.5470 | 872.5470 | 872.5470 | 872.5470 |
| Product Code | NXC | NXC | NXC | NXC |
| Indications for<br>Use | "The Dentti System is<br>indicated for the alignment of<br>teeth during orthodontic<br>treatment of malocclusion." | "The Invisalign System is<br>indicated for the alignment of<br>teeth during orthodontic<br>treatment of malocclusion." | "The Clear Image™ Aligners<br>system in intended to correct<br>minor discrepancies in the<br>alignment of maloccluded<br>anterior teeth on patients with<br>permanent dentition (second<br>molars) by moving the teeth<br>with a progressive series of<br>clear thin thermoformed plastic<br>aligners, fabricated in stages to<br>gradually align the teeth over a<br>period of several months. The<br>aligners are completely<br>removable by the patient and<br>may be discontinued at any<br>time." | "The ClearCorrect System is<br>indicated for the treatment of<br>tooth malocclusion in patients<br>with permanent dentition (i.e.,<br>all second molars). The<br>ClearCorrect System positions<br>teeth by way of continuous<br>force." |
| Characteristic | Dentti System - K151965 | Invisalign System - K081960 | Clear Image™ Aligners -<br>K071970 | ClearCorrect System - K113618 |
| Mechanism of<br>Action | Basic mechanics follows the<br>same principles of conventional<br>orthodontics. The aligners<br>apply a force on the tooth.<br>Therefore, the Sequential<br>aligners can produce tipping,<br>rotation, extrusion and intrusion<br>forces. | Basic mechanics follows the<br>same principles of conventional<br>orthodontics. The aligners<br>apply a force on the tooth.<br>Therefore, the Sequential<br>aligners can produce tipping,<br>rotation, extrusion and intrusion<br>forces. | Basic mechanics follows the<br>same principles of conventional<br>orthodontics. The aligners apply<br>a force on the tooth. Therefore,<br>the Sequential aligners can<br>produce tipping, rotation,<br>extrusion and intrusion forces. | Alignment of teeth by sequential<br>use of preformed trays. |
| Software | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Materials that<br>Contact the<br>Patient | Commonly used thermoformed<br>plastic material -<br>Thermoformed Polyurethane<br>(Zendura) | Commonly used thermoformed<br>plastic material | Commonly used thermoformed<br>plastic material<br>Thermoformed Polycarbonate | Commonly used thermoformed<br>plastic material - Thermoformed<br>Polyurethane (Zendura) |
| Aligner Design | Covers buccal, lingual and<br>occlusal surfaces of the teeth<br>like a custom tray. When using<br>the modified tray design, space<br>is left for so thin attachments<br>could be affixed to the teeth to<br>aid retention. | Covers buccal, lingual and<br>occlusal surfaces of the teeth<br>like a custom tray. In addition,<br>attachments could be affixed to<br>the teeth to aid retention | Covers buccal, lingual and<br>occlusal surfaces of the teeth like<br>a custom tray. | Covers buccal, lingual and<br>occlusal surfaces of the teeth like<br>a custom tray. In addition,<br>attachments could be affixed to<br>the teeth to aid retention. |
| Single Use | Yes - Multiple use by the same<br>patient | Yes - Multiple use by the same<br>patient | Yes - Multiple use by the same<br>patient | Yes - Multiple use by the same<br>patient |
| Supplied Sterile | No | No | No | No |
| Biocompatibility | Established for commonly used<br>thermoformed plastic material | Established for commonly used<br>thermoformed plastic material | Established for commonly used<br>thermoformed plastic material | Established for commonly used<br>thermoformed plastic material |
| Characteristic | Dentti System - K151965 | Invisalign System - K081960 | Clear Image™ Aligners -<br>K071970 | ClearCorrect System - K113618 |
| Worn at Night | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rx or OTC | Rx | Rx | Rx | Rx |
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### Submitter: Martz, Inc.
## Dentti System
Premarket Notification: Traditional 510(k)
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### Submitter: Martz, Inc.
# Dentti System
## Premarket Notification: Traditional 510(k)
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