K191276 · Changzhou Bomedent Medical Technology Co.,Ltd · EKX · Jun 30, 2020 · Dental
Device Facts
Record ID
K191276
Device Name
Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro
Applicant
Changzhou Bomedent Medical Technology Co.,Ltd
Product Code
EKX · Dental
Decision Date
Jun 30, 2020
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 872.4200
Device Class
Class 1
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro is a cordless endodontic treatment motorized handpiece with root canal measurement capability. It can be used to enlarge canals while monitoring the position of the file tip inside the canal. It can be used as a low-speed motorized handpiece and device for measuring canal length.
Device Story
Cordless endodontic motorized handpiece; integrates apex locator for root canal length measurement. Input: electrical signals via file/lip clip circuit to determine apex position. Operation: electric motor drives rotary file; software controls speed, torque, and rotation modes. Output: LCD display of parameters (speed, torque, apex position); audible warnings. Used in dental clinics by dental professionals. Benefits: enables simultaneous canal enlargement and real-time monitoring of file tip position; improves procedural efficiency and safety. Four operational modes: motor-only; apex locator-only; independent motor/apex locator; and automated motor control (rotate/stop/reverse) based on apex locator feedback.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Verification included electrical safety (IEC 60601-1), EMC (IEC 60601-1-2), dental handpiece performance (ISO 14457, ISO 80601-2-60), biocompatibility (ISO 10993-5, -10), and apex locator accuracy testing.
Technological Characteristics
Cordless, battery-powered (Li-ion 3.7V) handpiece. Materials: 304 stainless steel, silica rubber. Connectivity: USB for charging. Sterilization: Autoclavable contra-angle and lip clip; barrier sleeves for central unit. Software: Moderate level of concern. Sensing: Dual-frequency impedance-based apex location.
Indications for Use
Indicated for endodontic treatment, specifically for root canal preparation (enlarging canals) and root canal length measurement in dental patients.
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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June 30, 2020
ChangZhou BoMedent Medical Technology Co., Ltd. % Ray Wang General Manager Beijing Believe-Med Technology Service Co., Ltd. R912, Building #15, XiYueHui, No.5, YiHe North Rd., FangShan District Beijing, 102401 CHINA
Re: K191276
Trade/Device Name: Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.4200 Regulation Name: Dental Handpiece and Accessories Regulatory Class: Class I, reserved Product Code: EKX. LOY Dated: May 29, 2020 Received: June 1, 2020
Dear Ray Wang:
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 "Nandu" 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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### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K191276
Device Name Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro
### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro is a cordless endodontic treatment motorized handpiece with root canal measurement capability. It can be used to enlarge canals while monitoring the file tip inside the canal. It can be used as a low-speed motorized handpiece and device for measuring canal length.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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| | <span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)</span> |
| | <span>Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)</span> |
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This 510(k) Summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is being submitted in accordance with requirements of SMDA 1990 and Title 21, CFR Section 807.92.
The assigned 510(k) Number: K191276
- 1. Date of Preparation: June 30, 2020
- 2. Sponsor Identification
### ChangZhou BoMedent Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
No.9 Changyang Road, West Taihu Science and Technology Industrial Park, ChangZhou, JiangSu 213000, China
Contact Person: Lily Zhang Position: Quality Supervisor Tel: +86-0519-88991980 Fax: +86-0519-88991980 Email: qm@bome-dent.com
- 3. Designated Submission Correspondent
Mr. Ray Wang
## Beijing Believe-Med Technology Service Co., Ltd. Rm.912, Building #15, XiYueHui, No.5, YiHe North Rd., FangShan District, BeiJing, China 102401
Tel: +86-18910677558 Fax: +86-10- 56335780 Email: ray.wang@believe-med.com
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#### 4. Identification of Proposed Device
Trade Name: Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro Common Name: Dental Handpiece and Accessories Model(s): iRoot Pro
Regulatory Information Classification Name: Dental Handpiece and Accessories Classification: 1 Product Code: EKX/LQY Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.4200 Review Panel: Dental;
Indications for Use Statement:
The Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro is a cordless endodontic treatment motorized handpiece with root canal measurement capability. It can be used to enlarge canals while monitoring the position of the file tip inside the canal. It can be used as a low-speed motorized handpiece and device for measuring canal length.
### Device Description
The Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro is a low-speed rotating oral equipment mainly used for root canal preparation and root canal measurement. The product is a portable device powered by built-in lithium batteries and charged by USB interface. LCD displays parameters such as speed, torque, working mode, apex position, etc. Users can also set and modify by keys, and provide design of factory initialization and calibration. The product also provides a complete rotation mode and root canal measurement mode, which can be stored in memory, and provides a key functional mode for users to use quickly.
The Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro is a cordless endodontic treatment motorized handpiece with root canal measurement capability. It can be used to enlarge canals while monitoring the position of the file tip inside the canal. It can be used as a low-speed motorized handpiece and device for measuring canal length.
The Dental Electrical Motor iRoot Pro is intended to be sterilized prior to use.
There are four working modes as:
Mode: Only endo motor function enabled;
Mode: Endo motor and apex locator work independently, when the file reaching theapical,
the apex locator only plays the role of warning and display, will not interfere with the rotation of endo motor, the motor will not stop and reverse when the file reach the apical.
Mode: In this mode, the motor will automatically rotate, stop, reverse depends on the length of the root canal measured by the apex locator.
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The chuck of proposed device needs to be used with the file in accordance with Type 1 in ISO 1797-1, the diameter of chuck interface is @ 1.5.
The lubricant to be used with the contra angle is "DO-ALL Dental Handpiece Lubricant" manufactured by ProDrive Systems Inc., which has been cleared as K073353.
#### న. Identification of Predicate Device(s)
Primary Predicate Device: 510(k) Number: K170275 Product Name: Tri Auto ZX2 Manufacturer: J. Morita USA, Inc.
Reference Device: 510(k) Number: K153285 Product Name: EMS-200 Manufacturer: Meta Systems Co., Ltd.
- 6. Non-Clinical Test Conclusion
Non clinical tests were conducted to verify that the proposed device met all design specifications as was Substantially Equivalent (SE) to the predicate device. The test results demonstrated that the proposed device complies with the following standards:
IEC 60601-1:2005+A1:2012, Medical Electrical Equipment- Part 1: General requirements for a. basic safety and - essential performance
IEC 60601-1-2:2014, Medical Electrical Equipment-Part 1-2: General Requirements For Basic b. Safety And Essential Performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic Compatibility-Requirements And Tests
- C. ISO 14457:2017 Dentistry - Handpieces and motors
ISO 80601-2-60:2012 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-60: Particular requirements for the d. basic safety and essential performance of dental equipment
ISO 10993-5:2009, Biological Evaluation of Medical Device, Part 5-Tests for Vitro e. cytotoxicity.
f. ISO 10993-10:2010 Standard, Biological Evaluation of Medical Device, Part 10-Test for irritation and delay-type hypersensitivity
- Cleaning, Intermediate Level Disinfection, and Sterilization of the components of the g. subject device per the FDA Guidance Document Reprocessing Medical Devices in Health Care Settings: Validation Methods and Labeling, AAMI TIR 30, AAMI TIR 12, ISO 17665-1, and ISO 17665-2. In addition, disposable barrier sleeve anti-contamination and ingress verification testing
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was conducted.
- Software documentation for moderate level of concern per the FDA Guidance Document "Guidance h. for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices."
- Apex Locator Performance Testing to verify the apex locator measuring accuracy performance i.
- 7. Clinical Test Conclusion
No clinical study is included in this submission.
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# 8. Substantially Equivalent (SE) Comparison
| Table 1 Comparison of Technology Characteristics<br>J |
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| Item | Proposed Device(s) | Predicate Device(s) | Reference Device | Remark |
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| Device name | Dental Electrical Motor<br>iRoot Pro | Tri Auto ZX2 | EMS-200 | / |
| Classification Name | endodontic treatment motorized<br>handpiece/<br>root canal apex locator | endodontic treatment motorized handpiece/<br>root canal apex locator | endodontic treatment motorized handpiece | SAME |
| Product Code | EKX/LQY | EKX/LQY | EKX | SAME |
| Regulation Number | 872.4200 | 872.4200 | 872.4200 | SAME |
| Comparison<br>Statement | The proposed device has same classification information as the predicate device. | | | SAME |
| Intended Use | The Dental Electrical Motor iRoot<br>Pro is a cordless endodontic treatment<br>motorized handpiece with root canal<br>measurement capability. It can be<br>used to enlarge canals while<br>monitoring the position of the file tip<br>inside the canal. It can be used as a<br>low-speed motorized handpiece and<br>device for measuring canal length. | The Tri Auto ZX2 device is a cordless<br>endodontic treatment motorized handpiece<br>with root canal measurement capability. It<br>can be used to enlarge canals while<br>monitoring the position of the file tip inside<br>the canal. It can be used as a low speed<br>motorized handpiece and device for<br>measuring canal length. | The EMS-200 is a dental device which<br>combines in a single LCD unit an endo<br>motor which ablates the tooth to expand<br>the root canal, a dental obturator to fill<br>and pressurize various shaped packing<br>elements and an electronic apex locator<br>which assists the operator the location of<br>the front tip in the root canal, for use by<br>trained dental professionals. | SAME |
| Usage | Prescription Use | Prescription Use | Prescription Use | SAME |
| Comparison<br>Statement | The proposed device has same intended use as the predicate device. | | | SAME |
| Technical Specifications | | | | |
| Energy used and/or | Li-ion battery (DC 3.7V) | Li-ion battery (DC 3.7V) | DC 12 V | SAME |
| delivered | | | | |
| Dimension | 280 x 25 x 26mm(central unit include<br>contra angle)<br>123 x 61 x81mm (battery charger) | 30 mm x 30mm x 200 mm<br>Charger: 85 mm x 85mm x 75 mm | 148.1 mm x 187.6 mm x 45 mm | SIMILAR |
| Speed | 100-1000 rpm | 100-1000 rpm | 250-800 rpm | SAME |
| Gear Ration | 16:1 | Not Available | 16:1 | SAME |
| Torque | 0.1-4.0 N.cm | 4 N.cm | 0.6-5.0 N.cm | SAME |
| Accuracy of the root<br>apex locator function | -1.5mm to+0.5mm for Apex position | -1.5mm to+0.5mm for Apex position | -0.5mm to +0.5mm | SAME |
| Spray Nozzle | Spray nozzle | Spray nozzle | Not Available | SAME |
| Sterility | Lip clip, and<br>contra angle are autoclavable.<br><br>The central unit and lip hook cable are<br>covered with an FDA cleared barrier<br>sleeve and intermediate level<br>disinfected. | File holder, contrary electrode, and contra<br>Angle are autoclavable. | Not Available | SAME |
| Feature | Canal measurement, alarm, canal<br>length indicator | Canal measurement, alarm, canal length<br>indicator | Canal measurement | SAME |
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| Operation Mode | <b>R</b> | Mode: Only apex locator<br>measurement function enabled. | EMR mode: This mode is for canal<br>measurement, the motor does not run in this<br>mode. | Not Available |
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| | <b>M</b> | Mode: Only endo motor function<br>enabled; | CW mode: The motor rotates for forward<br>360, torque reverse and other functions can<br>be used. | SAME |
| | <b>MR</b> | Mode: Endo motor and apex<br>locator work independently, when the<br>file reaching the apical, the apex<br>locator only plays the role of warning<br>and display, will not interfere with the | OGP mode: The OGP (Optimum Glide Path)<br>function is used for canal negotiation and<br>making the glide path. | |
| | | | OTR mode: The OTR (Optimum Torque<br>Reverse) function is used for canal shaping. | |
| | | | CCW Mode: The motor rotates | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | rotation of endo motor, the motor will<br>not stop and reverse when the file<br>reach the apical.<br><br>Image: MR logo<br>Mode: In this mode, the motor<br>will automatically rotate, stop, reverse<br>depends on the length of the root<br>canal measured by the apex locator. | counterclockwise direction only. | | |
| Principle of operation | Electrical motor drives the rotating of<br>file equipped on the rotating to<br>accomplish it's indication for use.<br>And the software control the<br>parameter and method of rotating. | Electrical motor drives the rotating of file<br>equipped on the rotating to accomplish it's<br>indication for use. And the software control<br>the parameter and method of rotating. | The Motor rotates the motor-operated<br>file(Ni-Ti file) by pressing the operation<br>button on the micro-motor handpiece<br>which expands or shapes the root canal by<br>using the rotating power of the electric file<br>(Ni-Ti file).<br>Micro signals consisting of dual<br>frequencies coming from the main unit<br>return to where they are sent after<br>travelling along the electric circuit that is<br>composed of 'main unit - probe cord - file<br>holder-file - patient - lip holder -probe<br>cord'.<br>Pack handpiece provides instantaneous<br>heating and cooling of the heat plugger<br>with precisely controlled temperature and<br>timing.<br>FILL handpiece is designed to inject | SAME |
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| Patient Contacting<br>Materials | Silica rubber and 304 stainless steel | Not Available | warmed Gutta percha that is specially<br>formulated into the root canal directly.<br>Silica rubber, stainless steel | Difference |
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| Comparison<br>Statement: | The proposed device has the same main specifications with the predicate device but only minor difference in dimension, which caused by<br>different appearance design and do not effect the performance.<br>The Patient contacting materials of predicate device could not be identified, so it considered as difference. For this difference, the<br>biocompatibility tests as ISO 10993 series standards have been conducted, the test results shown that the patient contacting materials of<br>proposed could not causes safety concerns. | | | |
| Applied Standards: | | | | |
| Biocompatibility | ISO10993-5&ISO10993-10&ISO<br>10993-11 | ISO10993-5&ISO10993-10&ISO 10993-11 | ISO10993-10 | SAME |
| | Electrical Safety | IEC60601-1 | IEC60601-1 | IEC60601-1 |
| EMC | IEC60601-1-2 | IEC60601-1-2 | IEC60601-1-2 | SAME |
| Performance | IEC 80601-2-60<br>ISO 14457 | ISO 14457 | ISO 14457 | SAME |
| | Comparison<br>Statement | The proposed probe has same applied Standards with the predicate device. | | |
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9. Substantially Equivalent (SE) Conclusion
The proposed device is Substantially Equivalent (SE) to the predicate device which is US legally market device.
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