The EVO 450 series is the air-powered dental handpiece which is used by trained dental professionals for removal of carious material, cavities, crown preparations and as a surgical tool for impacted third molar removal and periodontal procedures.
Device Story
Air-powered dental handpiece used by trained dental professionals in clinical settings for tooth structure removal and surgical procedures. Device connects to dental treatment unit via hose/coupling (ISO 9168:2009 compliant) to receive air, water, and optional fiber-optic light. Air drives internal turbine; water provides cooling for cutting. Operator uses push-button chuck to secure burs. Output is mechanical rotation of bur for cavity preparation or surgical cutting. Device is reusable and requires steam autoclave sterilization between patients. Nozzle cleaner needle provided for maintenance. Clinical benefit includes efficient removal of carious material and surgical access.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Performance verified per ISO 14457:2017. Sterilization validated per ISO 17665-1:2006. Cleaning validation performed per AAMI TIR30 and AAMI TIR12.
Technological Characteristics
Stainless steel body; air-driven turbine; push-button locking chuck; optional fiber-optic light; 2.0-3.0 bar operating pressure; 360,000-440,000 rpm; 45-degree head angle. Complies with ISO 14457:2017 and ISO 9168:2009. Sterilization: Steam Autoclave (ISO 17665-1:2006).
Indications for Use
Indicated for trained dental professionals for removal of carious material, cavities, crown preparations, and as a surgical tool for impacted third molar removal and periodontal procedures.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A dental handpiece and accessories is an AC-powered, water-powered, air-powered, or belt-driven, hand-held device that may include a foot controller for regulation of speed and direction of rotation or a contra-angle attachment for difficult to reach areas intended to prepare dental cavities for restorations, such as fillings, and for cleaning teeth.
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December 11, 2019
Ttbio Corp. Shu-Ching Lee Section Chief 2F, No.7, 6th Road Industry Park Taichung, 40755 TAIWAN
Re: K190508
Trade/Device Name: EVO 450 series High Speed Handpieces Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.4200 Regulation Name: Dental handpiece and accessories Regulatory Class: Class I, reserved Product Code: EFB Dated: November 11, 2019 Received: November 13, 2019
Dear Shu-Ching Lee:
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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for Srinivas Nandkumar, Ph.D. Director DHT1B: Division of Dental Devices OHT1: Office of Ophthalmic, Anesthesia, Respiratory, ENT and Dental Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
K190508
Device Name EVO 450 series High speed Handpieces
Indications for Use (Describe)
The EVO 450 series is the air-powered dental handpiece which is used by trained dental professionals for removal of carious material, cavities, crown preparations and as a surgical tool for impacted third molar removal and periodontal procedures.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
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TTBIO CORP. 2F, NO.7, 6* ROAD INDUSTRY PARK, TAICHUNG, TAIWAN, R.O.C. 40755 TEL : 886-4-23595958 FAX : 886-4-23594196
# 510(K) SUMMARY-K190508
EVO 450 series High Speed Handpieces
- 1. Date Prepared: December 10,2019
2. Submitter Information 510(k) Owner: TTBIO CORP. 2F, No.7, 6th Road, Industry Park, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C. 40755 Contact Person: Shu-Ching Lee/Section Chief Phone: 886-4-23595958/email: jo@ttbio.com
- 3. Device Name
Trade Name: EVO 450 series High Speed Handpieces Common Name: Dental Handpiece Classification Name: Dental Handpiece and Accessories (21 CFR 872.4200, Product Code EFB)
- 4. Predicate Device: Maxima PRO2 45L made by Kaltenbach & Voigt GmbH (K141576)
- 5. Device Description:
The EVO 450 series High Speed Handpieces are similar to other high-speed dental handpieces currently on the US dental market in design, function, and intended use. The devices are air-powered handpieces that are reusable, ergonomically shaped, and are provided both with and without a fiber optic light system. Several models could be connected to couplings of manufacturers including TTBIO, KaVo, NSK Mach, Sirona, and Star. Others could be connected to hose connectors type 2 or type 3 according to ISO 9168:2009 Dental handpieces-Hose connectors for air driven dental handpieces. The EVO 450 series High Speed Handpieces will be supplied with water, air and light through the tube and the coupling of a dental treatment unit. For proper operation, make sure that the supply of cooling air is dry, clean and uncontaminated. Make sure that air is not emitted in the direction of the bur. After each patient use, disinfect the tubing waterlines including the handpiece waterlines by flushing with cleaning water to prevent cross-contamination according to handpiece waterlines disinfection procedure of main dental unit.
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TTBIO CORP. 2F, NO.7, 6th ROAD INDUSTRY PARK, TAICHUNG, TAIWAN, R.O.C. 40755 TEL : 886-4-23595958 FAX : 886-4-23594196
Further one there is a nozzle cleaner needle supplied with the EVO 450 series High Speed Handpiece. If spray nozzle is blocked with debris clean the spray nozzle with the nozzle cleaner needle.
- 6. Intended Use:
The EVO 450 series is the air-powered dental handpiece which is used by trained dental professionals for removal of carious material, cavities, crown preparations and as a surgical tool for impacted third molar removal and periodontal procedures.
- 7. Substantial Equivalence
The EVO 450 series High Speed Handpieces are the same as predicate device, Air-Powered handpieces, which intended for dentistry treatment and these devices are only for trained persons in the field of dentistry. The proposed devices are essentially identical or similar to the predicate device in terms of the design, principles of operation, technological characteristics and materials. The patient contact materials used are well-known biocompatible, so no new issues of biocompatibility are raised with regard to the proposed devices. Additionally, the proposed devices are complying with FDA recognized standards for High-Speed dental handpieces.
| Summary Table of Substantial Equivalence | | |
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| Descriptive<br>Information | Proposed Device | Predicate Device |
| | EVO 450 series | Maxima PRO2 45L<br>(K141576) |
| Indication for<br>use | The EVO 450 series is the air-powered<br>dental handpiece which is used by<br>trained dental professionals for<br>removal of carious material, cavities,<br>crown preparations and as a surgical<br>tool for impacted third molar removal<br>and periodontal procedures. | This air-powered dental handpiece is<br>intended for removal of carious<br>material, cavities and crow<br>preparations, removal of filings,<br>processing of tooth, restoration of<br>surfaces and as a surgical tool for<br>third molar removal procedures. |
| Principle of<br>operation | The coupling through the tube<br>connected to a dental unit. The<br>devices receive the air for the turbine<br>to proceed the system used<br>air-powered technique. The cooling<br>water for cutting treatment. And parts<br>of devices have a light system for<br>illumination the operation area. | Through the tube and the coupling<br>connected to a dental unit, the<br>air-powered handpiece receives the<br>air for operating the high speed<br>turbine, the cooling water for cutting<br>treatment through one port and light<br>for illumination the operation area. |
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### TTBIO CORP. 2F, NO.7, 6th ROAD INDUSTRY PARK, TAICHUNG, TAIWAN, R.O.C. 40755 TEL : 886-4-23595958 FAX : 886-4-23594196
| Summary Table of Substantial Equivalence | | |
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| Descriptive<br>Information | Proposed Device | Predicate Device |
| | EVO 450 series | Maxima PRO2 45L<br>(K141576) |
| Water ports | Four | One |
| Fiber optics | With and without fiber-optic glass rod<br>built-in light system | With built-in light system |
| Light intensity<br>on input side | N/A | Approx. 25000 Lux |
| Head<br>Dimensions | Φ10.5×H12.5mm | Φ12.5×H14.6mm |
| Type of chuck | Push button locking chuck | Identical |
| Materials of<br>body of the<br>device | Stainless steel | Stainless steel |
| Bur retention<br>force | Up to 24 N-cm | Identical |
| Operation<br>pressure | 2.0-3.0 bar | 2.75±0.1 bar |
| Speed | 360,000~440,000 rpm | 380,000~420,000 rpm |
| Conformance with<br>standards for<br>shank | Ø1.59mm~1.60 mm | Identical |
| Head angle | 45-degree | Identical |
| Compliance to<br>Standards | ISO 14457:2017<br>ISO 9168:2009 | ISO 14457:2012<br>ISO 9168:2009 |
| Sterilization<br>Method | Steam Autoclave (Moist Heat) | Steam Autoclave (Moist Heat) |
| Sterilization<br>Standard | ISO 17665-1:2006 | ISO 17665-1:2006 |
- 8. Discussion of non-clinical data:
The functions of EVO 450 series High Speed Handpieces were verified according to ISO14457:2017. Sterilization has been validated in conformance to the FDA recognized consensus standard ISO 17665-1:2006 Sterilization of health care products – moist heat – Part 1: requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices. Cleaning validation testing is performed in accordance with recommended evaluations as listed in AAMI TIR30, AAMI TIR12, and Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff -Processing/Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care Settings.
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TTBIO CORP. 2F, NO.7, 6* ROAD INDUSTRY PARK, TAICHUNG, TAIWAN, R.O.C. 40755 TEL : 886-4-23595958 FAX : 886-4-23594196
- 9. Discussion of Clinical Tests Performed: N/A
- 10. Conclusion:
The EVO 450 series High Speed Handpieces are substantially equivalent to the predicate device. They are same as the predicate device in terms of its intended use, operating principles and functions.
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