The IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE is a device that employs previously scanned DICOM CT images in a software tool which serves as an aid to visualizing and preplanning of dental implant surgery.
Device Story
Software tool for Windows; processes DICOM CT/CBCT images; enables visualization, measurement, and preplanning of dental implant surgery. Clinician imports patient scan; uses virtual implant library (based on Nobel Biocare Groovy Implants) to place/manipulate virtual implants; assesses anatomy; performs distance measurements. Output includes 3D models for visualization/educational purposes and surgical planning reports. Used by dental professionals in clinical settings to assist in surgical decision-making and implant positioning. Does not manufacture medical devices; clearance excludes devices produced from output files.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Verification and validation performed on software system, including measurement accuracy of 2D/3D tools, nerve tracing, implant positioning, drilling accuracy, and report generation.
Technological Characteristics
PC-based software for Windows 7.0+. Inputs: DICOM CT/CBCT images. Features: Visualization, virtual implant placement, distance measurement, report generation. Exports: 3D models for visualization/education. Hardware requirements: Quad Core processor, 4 GB RAM, 500 MB storage.
Indications for Use
Indicated for dental implant professionals to visualize and preplan dental implant surgery using previously scanned DICOM CT/CBCT images.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A medical image management and processing system is a device that provides one or more capabilities relating to the review and digital processing of medical images for the purposes of interpretation by a trained practitioner of disease detection, diagnosis, or patient management. The software components may provide advanced or complex image processing functions for image manipulation, enhancement, or quantification that are intended for use in the interpretation and analysis of medical images. Advanced image manipulation functions may include image segmentation, multimodality image registration, or 3D visualization. Complex quantitative functions may include semi-automated measurements or time-series measurements.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls; voluntary standards—Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Std., Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) Std., Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Test Pattern).
Predicate Devices
VIRTUAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT (VIP) DENTAL IMPLANT SURGERY PLANNING SOFTWARE (K060267)
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December 3, 2018
Implanter LLC % Dr. Jorge Millan Regulatory Affairs Manager 7600 NW 69th Avenue MEDLEY, FL 33166
Re: K173083
Trade/Device Name: IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture Archiving And Communications System Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LLZ Dated: October 26, 2018 Received: October 30, 2018
Dear Dr. Millan:
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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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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Michael D.'Hara For
Robert Ochs, Ph.D. Director Division of Radiological Health Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K173083
Device Name
IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE
Indications for Use (Describe)
The IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE is a device that employs previously scanned DICOM CT images in a software tool which serves as an aid to visualizing and preplanning of dental implant surgery.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) |
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| <div> <span> <b> ☑ </b> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </span> <span> ☐ Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> </div> |
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## 510K SUMMARY IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE K173083 SUBMITTER IMPLANTER LLC 7600 NW 69™ AVENUE MEDLEY, FL 33166 US AGENT JORGE MILLAN, PHD REGULATORY AFFAIRS MANAGER Email: sigmabiomedical@gmail.com Web: https://www.sigmabiomedical.com DATE OF SUMMARY: Dec 3, 2018 DEVICE NAME AND CLASSIFICATION TRADE NAME: IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE 892.2050 Picture Archiving and Communication System CLASSIFICATION NAME:
Product Code: LLZ
REGULATORY CLASS: Class II PANEL IDENTIFICATION Radiology
### DEVICE DESCRIPTION
The Implanter Dental Implant Planning Software is a software aimed to help simplifying dental implant surgery and enhancing its mechanical and esthetic implications in the prosthetic stage. Implanter Dental Implant Planning Software allows dental implant professionals to plan their implant surgeries and/or to design surgical appliances that will be used during surgery. The program will present the clinician with various reformatted CT/CBCT images of their patient's jaw(s), allow the placement and manipulation of virtual implants, and provide measurement and other tools to assist the clinician. Since the primary purpose of Implanter Dental Implant Planning Software is to aid the planning of implant surgeries, Implanter Dental Implant Planning Software will allow the surgeon to place simulated implants on the image and to gauge their size and position relative to the surrounding anatomy.
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Implanter is a digital image processing software for Windows that loads images in DICOM format (CT and CBCT images) and rebuilds them in order to get different views that allows the dentist to assess the patient´s anatomy, plan a dental implant surgery, and design a printable surgical guide based on the former.
The software allows the dentist to:
- · use a dental virtual implant gallery to plan a surgery choosing the proper implant size. The IMPLANTER software contains a virtual dental implants library based on the Groovy Implants from Noble Biocare® (FDA cleared under K050258).
- Implanter Dental Planning Software generates 3D models and exports these . models in a format suitable for 3D printing to be used as physical models for visualization or educational purposes only. This clearance does not cover medical devices manufactured from those output files.
- save the surgical planning session of a patient for later analysis. .
Indications for Use: The IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE is a device that employs previously scanned DICOM CT images in a software tool which serves as an aid to visualizing and preplanning of dental implant surgery.
## Comparison with the Predicate Devices [21 CFR 807.92(a) (6)]
The IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE is equivalent to the VIRTUAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT (VIP) DENTAL IMPLANT SURGERY PLANNING SOFTWARE by Implant Logic Systems Ltd cleared under K060267 and the IPS software by Symbio Dental LLC cleared under K113404.
### Technical Characteristics Comparison:
The basic and main technical features of the subject device IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE are the same as the predicated device
### Feature Comparison:
Subject device has similar features and functionality as the predicate device:
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# Table of comparison similarities and differences
| Feature | IMPLANTER<br>K#173083 | VIRTUAL<br>PLACEMENT<br>K060267 | IPS<br>K113404 |
|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Image Source | CT Scanner | CT Scanner | CT Scanner, Cone beam CT machines, CT scanners |
| IFU | This device employs<br>previously scanned<br>DICOM CT images in<br>a software tool which<br>serves as an aid to<br>visualizing and pre-<br>planning of dental<br>implant surgery | This device employs<br>previously scanned<br>DICOM CT images in a<br>software tool which<br>serves as an aid to<br>visualizing and pre-<br>planning of dental<br>implant surgery | IPS is a prescription<br>use software used by<br>dentist and dental lab<br>technicians for the<br>visualization and<br>image segmentation<br>of DICOM data from<br>medical scanners such<br>as CT. The software<br>aids the users in the<br>creation of 3D models<br>of oral maxillofacial<br>region and in<br>planning dental<br>surgical treatments<br>and placement of<br>dental implants |
| Prescription use | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tools | Visualization, Implant<br>Placement, distance<br>measurement | Visualization, Implant<br>Placement, Distance<br>measurement, | Visualization, implant<br>and nerve placement,<br>measurement o<br>distance, angle<br>measurement, density<br>determination,<br>segmentation tool |
| Image Format<br>Standard | DICOM PS 3.1 | DICOM PS 3.1 | DICOM |
| Reads DICOM<br>directly | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Displays axial, cross sectional<br>and panoramic images | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Implants modeled<br>as conical sections | Yes | Yes | - |
| Implants modeled<br>as 3D objects | No | No | Yes |
| 3D view | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Distance and ROI<br>tools | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sinus lift tool | No | No | - |
| 3D segmentation | No | No | Yes |
| Input implant<br>models* | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Report generation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Host Platform | PC | PC | PC |
| Output<br>compatibility | CAD, rapid prototyping machines | --- | CAD, rapid prototyping machines |
| Operating System | Windows 7.0 and later | Windows 98, 2000 and XP | Windows XP, Vista, 7 |
| Host RAM | 4 GB RAM | 256 MB RAM | Not specified |
| Host Magnetic<br>Storage | 500 MB | 10 GB hard drive | Not specified |
| CD ROM | Yes (for installation) | Yes (for installation) | Yes |
| Host Processor | Quad Core | Pentium III, 500 MHz | Not specified |
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*Implant models based on Groovy Implants from Noble Biocare® (FDA cleared under K050258).
Discussion of similarities: The IMPLANTER system features and functionalities are equivalent as those of predicate devices. All devices are software-based PC systems, using DICOM libraries and image controls for viewing and image manipulation. All systems use standard menu based graphical user interface.
Discussion of differences: The IPS system (K113404) has additional features and functionalities than the IMPLANTER system has. IMPLANTER system requires more RAM memory and less hard disk space than the VIRTUAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT device
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(K060267), making it faster for image viewing. These differences and features do not raise safety or effectiveness concerns.
### EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
### Clinical Test:
Clinical testing is not required.
### Non-clinical Test:
The IMPLANTER DENTAL PLANNING SOFTWARE has documented, validated and verified its software system. Performance tests have been conducted to verify equivalent performance to predicate devices. Performance tests include measurement accuracy of 3D and 2D measuring tools, neve tracing and implant positioning, and implant drilling accuracy. Report generation has also been validated to verify accuracy of the information reported.
## Substantially Equivalent Determination
The subject device has similar technology characteristics and has the same intended use, as legally marketed devices. There are no differences between the devices that affect the usage, safety and effectiveness, thus no new question is raised regarding the safety and effectiveness. In accordance with the 21 CFR Part 807 and based on the information provided in this premarket notification, IMPLANTER IMPLANT PLANNING SOFTWARE is substantially equivalent to the predicate device with regards to safety and effectiveness.
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