The FONA Pan/Ceph device, comprising models FONA XPan DG Plus, FONA ART Plus, and FONA ART Plus C, is an extraoral source dental X-ray system intended to perform panoramic or cephalometric exams with production of diagnostic images in the dento-maxillo-facial region and in subregions, for general and pediatric dentistry, as well as carpal images.
Device Story
FONA Pan/Ceph is an extraoral dental X-ray system for panoramic and cephalometric imaging. It uses a rotating arm with an X-ray tube and a digital image receptor (CCD with CsI or CMOS with Cd(Zn)Te) to scan the patient's head. The device is operated by dental professionals in a clinical setting. Patient positioning is supported by laser lights, bite blocks, chin rests, and temple supports. The operator controls exposure via a manual hand-switch with dead-man functionality. An Ethernet connection transmits data to a side computer where software handles image acquisition, processing, display, and archiving. The system provides diagnostic images of the dento-maxillo-facial region and carpal structures, aiding clinicians in dental diagnosis and treatment planning.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance was evaluated using anthropomorphic phantoms for both panoramic and cephalometric modes. Image quality was assessed qualitatively against predicate devices. Technical performance metrics, including DQE (Detective Quantum Efficiency) and MTF (Modulation Transfer Function), were provided for the CCD and CMOS image receptors to demonstrate equivalence. Electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility testing were conducted per IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2.
Technological Characteristics
Extraoral X-ray system; anode voltage 61-85 kV; anode current 4-10 mA. Models use CCD (CsI scintillator) or CMOS (Cd(Zn)Te scintillator) digital receptors. Features motorized vertical carriage, motorized collimator, and cephalometric arm. Connectivity via Ethernet to external PC. Biocompatibility per ISO 10993-1:2010. Complies with IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring panoramic or cephalometric dental X-ray exams, including general and pediatric dentistry patients, and for carpal imaging.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An extraoral source x-ray system is an AC-powered device that produces x-rays and is intended for dental radiographic examination and diagnosis of diseases of the teeth, jaw, and oral structures. The x-ray source (a tube) is located outside the mouth. This generic type of device may include patient and equipment supports and component parts.
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November 3, 2016
FONA Srl % Ms. Elisa Gusberti Quality and Regulatory Affairs Manager Via Galileo Galilei 11 Assago, Milan 20090 ITALY
Re: K161131 Trade/Device Name: FONA Pan/Ceph Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.1800 Regulation Name: Extraoral source x-ray system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: MUH Dated: September 14, 2016 Received: September 16, 2016
Dear Ms. Gusberti:
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K161131
# Device Name
FONA Pan/Ceph
Indications for Use (Describe)
The FONA Pan/Ceph device, comprising models FONA XPan DG Plus, FONA ART Plus, and FONA ART Plus C, is an extraoral source dental X-ray system intended to perform panoramic or cephalometric exams with production of diagnostic images in the dento-maxillo-facial region and in subregions, for general and pediatric dentistry, as well as carpal images.
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## 1 510(k) Summary
#### 1.1 Company and correspondent making the submission
| Name: | FONA Srl |
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| Address: | Via Galileo Galilei 11, 20090 Assago, Milan, Italy |
| Contact person: | Ms. Elisa Gusberti<br>Quality and Regulatory Affairs Manager |
| Contact details: | Phone +39 02 4571 2171<br>Mobile +39 344 2201285<br>Fax +39 02 4570 3385<br>E-mail elisa.gusberti@fonadental.it |
| Date prepared: | April 15, 2016 |
# 1.2 Device
| Device trade name: | FONA Pan/Ceph |
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| Device models: | FONA XPan DG, FONA XPan DG Plus, FONA ART Plus, FONA ART Plus C |
| Regulation number: | 21CFR 872.1800 |
| Regulation name: | Extraoral source x-ray system |
| Classification: | II |
| Product code: | MUH |
#### 1.3 Predicate devices
The new FONA Pan/Ceph device is substantially equivalent to the following legally marketed predicate devices:
- PantOs (K031801) manufactured by Blue X Imaging Srl, the former company name of FONA Srl, primary . predicate device:
- Regulation name: Extraoral source X-ray system 트
- Product codes: MUH, EHD, MQB.
- ORTHOPHOS SL (K150217) manufactured by Sirona Dental Systems GmbH, which incorporates, for the ● panoramic and cephalometric modalities, the same types of image receptors used in the new FONA Pan/Ceph device:
- Requlation name: Computed Tomography X-ray system
- . Product code: OAS.
#### Indications for use 1.4
The FONA Pan/Ceph device, comprising models FONA XPan DG, FONA XPan DG Plus, FONA ART Plus, and FONA ART Plus C, is an extraoral source dental X-ray system intended to perform panoramic or cephalometric exams with production of diagnostic images in the dento-maxillo-facial region and in subregions, for general and pediatric dentistry, as well as carpal images.
#### 1.5 Device description
The FONA Pan/Ceph device is an X-ray equipment designed for:
- Dental panoramic radiography
- Cephalometry, when completed with lateral Ceph arm. .
The FONA Pan/Ceph device comprises four models:
- FONA XPan DG and FONA XPan DG Plus, with CCD type of image receptor with CsI scintillator
- FONA ART Plus, FONA ART Plus C, with CMOS type of image receptor with Cd(Zn)Te scintillator. ●
All the models allow for panoramic projections and two of them are extended with cephalometric functionality:
- . The models FONA XPan DG and FONA ART Plus feature panoramic projections only (type Pan Solo) and are thus equipped with a fixed image receptor mounted on the rotating arm.
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- The models FONA XPan DG Plus and FONA ART Plus C feature panoramic and cephalometric projections ● (type Pan Ceph) and are equipped with a detachable image receptor to be placed on the rotating arm, for the panoramic modality, or on the cephalometric arm, for the cephalometric modality.
The control panel on the unit contains keys and signaling lights for a complete control of the operation and for the setting of the desired technique factors.
Class I LASER aiming lights support positioning of patient's head. which is stabilized through the use of bite blocks, chin rest, and, in case, temple supports.
The user controls the exposure using a manual hand-switch, implementing the dead man functionality.
An Ethernet connection cable allows the FONA Pan/Ceph device to interface with a computer for image acquisition, processing and storage.
The user may thus view and store the radiographic images using a software installed on a side computer with peripheral components such as a mouse, keyboard, and monitor. The software takes care of acquisition, processing, displaying, and archiving the image data.
A TWAIN interface is also available for interfacing to other existing programs with processing and storage capabilities, according to the user's needs.
#### 1.5.1 Scientific concept
The panoramic and cephalometric radiographs are based on traditional technologies which have been used for a long time.
#### 1.5.2 Physical and performance characteristics
The FONA Pan/Ceph device has a vertical carriage with a rotating arm plus a lateral arm for the cephalometric models, to which the power supply cord, the Ethernet cable and the exposure hand-switch are connected.
The equipment can be raised or lowered during patient positioning with the motorized movement along a column.
The rotating arm is equipped with the tube housing assembly, the housing for the image receptor and the control panel.
The arm carrying the Cephalostat and the housing for the digital sensor is fixed to the vertical carriage.
The panoramic radiographic image of the dental arch is made with a thin vertical X-ray beam out of the rotating arm which turns around and scans the head of the patient.
The cephalometric radiographic image, on the applicable models, is produced with a thin vertical X-ray beam that horizontally scans the head of the patient.
The FONA Pan/Ceph device features an anode voltage from 61 to 85 KV (at constant potential), with anode current from 4 to 10 mA (direct current, DC).
In panoramic modality the source to image receptor distance is of 51.3 cm (20.2″), and the exposure time ranges from 4.4 s up to 14.2 s, depending on the selected panoramic program.
In cephalometric modality, for the applicable models, the source to image receptor distance is of 165 cm (65"), and he exposure time is of 8 or of 10 s, depending on the cephalometric program.
Specific accessories like bite block, chin rest, nasal support, are provided to permit correct patient positioninq. A head rest made of two temporal resting bars is optionally provided.
The cephalometric models come with cephalostat with nasion reference and side bars with ear plugs to stabilize the head during exposure plus a hand-rest panel for the radiograph of the hand.
These patient positioning items are likely to enter in contact with the patient during the normal use of the FONA Pan/Ceph device. The use of standard hygienic protective sleeves (not included in the scope of supply) to avoid cross-contamination among patients, operators and other persons, is recommended.
The FONA Pan/Ceph device with its associated accessories fulfils the biocompatibility requirements of ISO 10993-1:2010.
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### 1.6 Summary of technological characteristics
The new FONA Pan/Ceph device is directly derived from the PantOs (K031801), model PantOs DG xp, making use of:
- Same X-ray generator and tube housing assembly
- Same electronic boards for power control
- Same mechanical structure (carriage and column) and type of stepping motors for carriage movements ●
- . Same core of embedded software (FW) for control of mechanical movements, X-ray generation, service functionalities
- . Same LASER sources for aiming lights to support patient positioning.
The new FONA Pan/Ceph device incorporates changes to the PantOs device, model PantOs DG xp, comprising:
- Addition of a Ceph arm with scanning system driven by the same control unit
- . Addition of a motorized collimator driven by the same control unit
- Addition of motorization of the vertical travel of the carriage on the column for an easier pasitioning
- Adoption of up-to-grade image receptors based on CsI or Cd(Zn)Te high yield scintillators instead of the traditional Gd2O2S:Tb (Gadolinium oxide, Terbium doped, of LANEX™ screens by Kodak) less efficient (thus giving a less favorable signal to noise ratio).
The new FONA Pan/Ceph device incorporates the same basic features of the predicate device ORTHOPHOS SL (K150217), models ORTHOPHOS SL 2D and ORTHOPHOS SL 2D Ceph:
- Panoramic radiology with selected projections .
- . Cephalometric radiology with scanning modality
- . Use of CCD image receptor with CsI scintillator
- Use of CMOS image receptor with Cd(Zn)Te scintillator ●
- . Use of motorized collimator
- Use of motorization of the vertical travel of the carriage. ●
#### 1.7 Non-clinical performance testing
The new device FONA Pan/Ceph has been tested for Electrical Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility and complies with the standards:
- . IEC 60601-1 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance
- IEC 60601-1-2 Medical electrical equipment Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essen-. tial performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements and tests.
A qualitative assessment of the image quality of the new FONA Pan/Ceph device has been carried out in comparison to the predicate devices. As a result, it has been confirmed that the image receptors used in the new FONA Pan/Ceph device and in the predicate devices, all allow for good diagnosis, both in panoramic and cephalometric images. However, the new types of image receptors, based on CSI or Cd(Zn)Te scirtillators, adopted in the new FONA Pan/Ceph device, provide clearer pictures due to a better signal to noise ratio, compared to those based on traditional Gd2O2S:Tb (Gadolinium of LANEX™ screens by Kodak) scintillators. Additional tests have been performed taking into account FDA Guidance for the Submission of 510(k)'s for Solid State X-ray Imaging Devices, Document issued on: August 6, 1999". In particular, DQE and MTF data have been provided for the CCD image receptors based on CsI(TI) scintillator, optically coupled, and for the direct conversion CMOS ones with Cd(Zn)Te absorber material, to demonstrate substantial equivalence.
These additional tests have been integrated with bench testing performed with an anthropomorphic phantom for the panoramic and cephalometric modes on the new device and on the predicate ones.
Software verification and validation testing of the new device has been performed according to the FDA Guidance "Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software in Medical Devices".
### 1.8 Conclusion
Based on the comparison of intended use, technological characteristics and performance specifications. FONA Srl believes that the new FONA Pan/Ceph device is safe and effective and substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
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