K172407 · The Myerson Company Limited · EBI · Nov 2, 2017 · Dental
Device Facts
Record ID
K172407
Device Name
Duracetal
Applicant
The Myerson Company Limited
Product Code
EBI · Dental
Decision Date
Nov 2, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 872.3760
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The product is a thermoplastic dental resin intended for the fabrication of partial or full removable dentures, as well as occlusal splints and night guards.
Device Story
Duracetal is a thermoplastic dental resin used by dental laboratories to fabricate removable dentures, occlusal splints, and night guards. The material is supplied in two forms: pellets, which are melted and injection-molded, and discs, which are milled using dental CNC machines. The final devices are fitted by a dental practitioner to temporarily replace or support oral anatomy. The device is non-sterile and intended for prescription use. It functions as a structural material for custom-made oral appliances.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Conformance demonstrated via ISO 10993-1 (biocompatibility: cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation, subchronic toxicity), ISO 20795-1, and ASTM standards for density, tensile strength, tensile modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus, water sorption, and Izod impact.
Technological Characteristics
Acetal thermoplastic resin. Forms: pellets (injection-molded) and discs (CNC milled). Standards: ISO 10993-1, ISO 20795-1, ISO 13485, ASTM D792, D638, D790, D570, D256. Non-sterile. Standalone material for laboratory processing.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring partial or full removable dentures, occlusal splints, or night guards to temporarily replace or support oral cavity anatomy.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A denture relining, repairing, or rebasing resin is a device composed of materials such as methylmethacrylate, intended to reline a denture surface that contacts tissue, to repair a fractured denture, or to form a new denture base. This device is not available for over-the-counter (OTC) use.
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The Myerson Company Limited Cindy Buchoon-Legendre QA/RA Coordinator 3 Trinity Avenue Laventille, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
November 2, 2017
Re: K172407
Trade/Device Name: Duracetal Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3760 Regulation Name: Denture Relining, Repairing, or Rebasing Resin Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: EBI Dated: August 18, 2017 Received: August 23, 2017
Dear Cindy Buchoon-Legendre:
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,
Mary S. Runner -S
for
Tina Kiang, Ph.D. Acting 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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Traditional Application for a 510(k)
#### INDICATIONS FOR USE STATEMENT 4.0
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 |
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| Food and Drug Administration | Expiration Date: January 31, 2017 |
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**Indications for Use**
| 510(k) Number (if known) | K172407 |
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| Device Name | Duracetal |
| Indications for Use (Describe) | The product is a thermoplastic dental resin intended for the fabrication of partial or full removable dentures, as well as occlusal splints and night guards. |
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
| <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>[X]</b></span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>[ ]</b></span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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Traditional Application for a 510(k) Name of new product: Duracetal
# RTA response for 510(k) number K172407
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The Myerson Company Limited 3 Trinity Avenue Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago Telephone 1 868 623 1007 Fax 1 868 627 4594 Email info@myersontooth.com www.myersontooth.com
# 510(k) summary
## SUBMITTER
Name: The Myerson Company Limited
Address: 3 Trinity Avenue, Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago
Phone: 1 868 623 1007
Fax number: 1 868 627 4594
Name of contact person: Cindy Buchoon-Legendre
Date the corrected summary was prepared: Aug 24 2017
# DEVICE
Trade name - Duracetal
Common name - thermoplastic dental resin
Classification name - resin, denture, relining, repairing, rebasing (21 CFR 872.3760, Product Code EBI)
510K # of new product: K172407
#### PREDICATE DEVICE
Legally marketed device to which the Myerson Company Limited is claiming equivalence:
Company Name: The Myerson Company Limited
Trade name – Duraflex
Common name - thermoplastic dental resin
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Traditional Application for a 510(k) Name of new product: Duracetal
#### RTA response for 510(k) number K172407
Classification name - resin, denture, relining, repairing, rebasing (21 CFR 872.3760, Product Code EBI)
510K# of predicate: K063626
#### DEVICE DESCRIPTION
Description of the device: The product is a thermoplastic dental resin intended for the fabrication of partial or full removable dentures, as well as occlusal splints and night guards.
Explanation of how the device functions: the resin is processed at a dental lab to make an oral device as determined by a dental practitioner.
Scientific concepts that form the basis for the device: The material is used to make dental devices which work to temporarily replace or support part of the anatomy of the oral cavity.
Significant physical and performance characteristics of the device: The material is an acetal thermoplastic resin. The pellet version of the resin are melted and reshaped to form the dental device. The disc version of the material is milled to form the dental device.
#### INDICATIONS FOR USE
Intended use of the device: The product is a thermoplastic dental resin intended for the fabrication of partial or full removable dentures, as well as occlusal splints and night quards.
Description of the disease or conditions that the device will treat, prevent or mitigate: The material is used to make dental devices which work to temporarily replace or support part of the anatomy of the oral cavity.
#### COMPARISION WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICE
The Duracetal thermoplastic resin is substantially equivalent to the predicate, Duraflex thermoplastic resin. See table A. The devices share the same intended use and there are no new questions of safety and effectiveness.
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Traditional Application for a 510(k) Name of new product: Duracetal
## RTA response for 510(k) number K172407
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| Criteria | Duracetal<br>results | Predicate<br>results<br>(Duraflex) | Comparison |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| indications for<br>use | To be used for<br>the fabrication<br>of partial or full<br>removable<br>dentures, as<br>well as occlusal<br>splints and<br>night guards. | To be used for<br>the fabrication<br>of partial or full<br>removable<br>dentures, as<br>well as occlusal<br>splints and<br>night guards. | The indications for use<br>are the same |
| Raw material | Thermoplastic<br>dental resin | Thermoplastic<br>dental resin | Both are the same |
| Sterility | Non-sterile | Non-sterile | Both are the same |
| Anatomical site | mouth | mouth | Both are the same |
| Single use | Not intended<br>for single use | Not intended<br>for single use | Both are the same |
| Re-processing | Not intended<br>for re-<br>processing | Not intended<br>for re-<br>processing | Both are the same |
| Rx use | yes | yes | Devices made from<br>both resins are per a<br>doctor's prescription /<br>intervention. |
Table A
Summary of the technological characteristics of Duracetal compared to the predicate device, Duraflex.
Both products are purchased by dental labs and are then used to make oral devices as per the direction of a doctor / dental practitioner.
The technology for the pellet form is the same. Both the Duracetal pellets and the Duraflex pellets are intended to be melted and injection-molded within a laboratory environment to form dental devices. However, the heating temperature and time is different. This is to accommodate an even flow of the molten Duracetal material.
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Traditional Application for a 510(k) Name of new product: Duracetal
#### RTA response for 510(k) number K172407
Although both are from the same family of chemicals, the individual chemical composition is different. Biocompatibility results show that this difference does not affect safety and effectiveness.
The technology for the Duracetal disc is different. The disc is intended to be milled in a dental CNC machine to make the same devices.
The final devices, made from the Duracetal pellets, Duracetal discs or the predicate Duraflex pellets then go through the same steps. They are temporarily fitted on the patient by a doctor / dental practitioner.
#### PERFORMANCE DATA
The Duracetal thermoplastic resin was tested for conformance and / or developed in accordance with the following standards:
ISO 10993-1: Biological evaluation of medical devices
ISO 20795-1: Dentistry - base polymers- part 1: Denture base polymers
ASTM D792 Density
ASTM D638 Tensile Strength
ASTM D638 Tensile Modulus
ASTM D790 Flexural strength
ASTM D790 Flexural / Bending Modulus
ASTM D570 Water sorption
ASTM D256 Izod Impact, Notched
It is also conforming to ISO 13485: Medical devices- Quality management systemsrequirements for regulatory purposes.
The specific biocompatibility tests conducted were:
- Cytotoxicity
- Sensitization
- Irritation -intracutaneous reactivity ●
- Subchronic toxicity
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Traditional Application for a 510(k) Name of new product: Duracetal
## RTA response for 510(k) number K172407
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Results from the performance data (discussed above) demonstrated that the device is as safe, as effective, and performs as well as or better than the predicate device.
#### CONCLUSION
Based on the comparison of the Duracetal thermoplastic resin to the predicate Duraflex thermoplastic resin and based on the non-clinical testing, it is concluded that the Duracetal thermoplastic resin is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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