K193404 · Dio Corporation · NHA · May 18, 2020 · Dental
Device Facts
Record ID
K193404
Device Name
UF(II) Bar holder abutment
Applicant
Dio Corporation
Product Code
NHA · Dental
Decision Date
May 18, 2020
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 872.3630
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The UF(II) Bar holder abutment is intended to be used as a retention device in conjunction with the fixture in the maxillary and/or mandibular arch to provide support for overdentures for partially and fully edentulous patients.
Device Story
The UF(II) Bar holder abutment is a dental prosthetic component used to retain overdentures. It attaches to an endosseous dental implant fixture in the maxillary or mandibular arch. The device system includes an abutment screw, set screw, and optional abutment cap, with components for bar retention and clips to secure the denture to the bar. It is used by dental professionals in a clinical setting. The device provides a mechanical interface to stabilize removable overdentures, improving patient function and comfort. It is provided non-sterile and requires steam sterilization by the user before clinical application.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Fatigue testing performed per ISO 14801:2007 on worst-case scenario (smallest diameter, maximum angulation) to demonstrate mechanical integrity. Biocompatibility and sterilization validation leveraged from predicate/reference devices (K161987, K181037).
Technological Characteristics
Material: Ti-6Al-4V ELI (ASTM F136). Design: Single body or cap type; Hex or Non-Hex connection. Dimensions: 4.5mm diameter; 6.5-9.0mm heights. Sterilization: Steam sterilization (user-performed). Connectivity: Mechanical interface to dental implant fixture.
Indications for Use
Indicated for partially and fully edentulous patients requiring overdenture support in the maxillary and/or mandibular arch.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directly connected to the endosseous dental implant and is intended for use as an aid in prosthetic rehabilitation.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Root-Form Endosseous Dental Implants and Endosseous Dental Implant Abutments” will serve as the special control. (See § 872.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.)
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May 18, 2020
DIO Corporation % Joyce Kwon CEO Provision Consulting Group Inc. 100 N. Barranca Street, Suite 700 West Covina, California 91791
Re: K193404
Trade/Device Name: UF(II) Bar holder abutment Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3630 Regulation Name: Endosseous Dental Implant Abutment Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: NHA Dated: February 6, 2020 Received: February 18, 2020
Dear Joyce Kwon:
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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Sincerely.
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 Ouality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K193404
Device Name UF(II) Bar holder abutment
Indications for Use (Describe)
The UF(II) Bar holder abutment is intended to be used as a retention device in conjunction with the fixture in the maxillary and/or mandibular arch to provide support for overdentures for partially and fully edentulous patients.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
| <div> <span> <b> × </b> </span> <span>Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)</span> </div> |
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| <div> <span>□ Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)</span> </div> |
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# K193404 510(k) Summary
This 510(k) Summary is being submitted in accordance with requirement of 21 CFR part 807.92
#### Submitter:
JiAe, Park DIO Corporation 66 Centum seo-ro, Haeundae-gu, Busan, 48058, Republic of Korea Phone +82-51-745-7836 Fax +82-51-745-7781
#### Official correspondent:
Joyce Kwon Provision Consulting Group 100 N. Barranca St. Suite 700, West Covina, CA 91791 Email: Info@provisionfda.com Phone: 1-909-493-3276
#### Device Information:
Trade Name: UF(II) Bar holder abutment Common Name: Endosseous dental implant abutment Classification Name: Abutment, Implant, Dental, Endosseous Product Code: NHA Panel: Dental Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3630 Device Class: Class II Date prepared: 05/18/2020
# General Description
UF(II) Bar holder abutment and set screw is used for prosthetic restoration. Bar holder abutment is intended to be used in conjunction with the fixture in the maxillary and/or mandibular arch to provide support for overdentures for partially and fully edentulous patients. UF(II) Bar holder abutments are made from Ti-6Al-4V ELI (ASTM F136). The UF(II) Bar holder abutment has two type shape which are Single body type and Cap type.
The UF(II) Bar holder abutment of single body type consists of abutment screw and set screw. The UF(II) Bar holder abutment of cap type consists of abutment screw, set screw and abutment cap. Both type Bar holder abutment has Hex, Non-Hex connection. Subject abutments are only intended for multi-unit restorations. It is provided non-sterile, this should be user steam sterilized before use. It is used for overdentures with clip for bar retention. The clip is fixed to the overdenture and used to supplement the retention of the bar and denture. The bar is used to fix the abutment and overdenture. It is held in place with the set screw. The cap is used to cover the bar holder abutment Cap Type. The components-clip, bar, and cap--are included in the device system.
#### Indication For Use
The UF(II) Bar holder abutment is intended to be used as a retention device in conjunction with the fixture in the maxillary and/or mandibular arch to provide support for overdentures for partially and fully edentulous patients.
#### Predicate devices
The subject device is substantially equivalent to the following Predicate Device: Primary Predicate Device: ERA® Micro 23° and 30° Female Abutment (K130408)
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Reference Device: UF(II) Narrow Implant System (K161987) DIO UF HSA INTERNAL SUB-MERGED IMPLANT SYSTEM, Ball abutment (K122519) DIO CAD/CAM Abutment (K181037)
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# Summaries of Technological Characteristics
The subject device is substantially equivalent of the are substantially equivalent in intended use, material and connection interfaces to the implants are identical for each individual diameter and connection demonstrating Substantial Equivalence follows:
| | Subject Device | Primary Predicate Device | Reference Device | | |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Applicant | DIO Corporation | Sterngold Dental, LLC | DIO Corporation | DIO Corporation | DIO Corporation |
| Trade Name | Bar holder abutment | ERA® Micro 23° and 30°<br>Female Abutment | DIO UF HSA INTERNAL<br>SUB-MERGED<br>IMPLANT SYSTEM, Ball<br>abutment | UF(II) Narrow Implant<br>System | DIO CAD/CAM Abutment |
| 510(K) No. | Not yet assigned | K130408 | K122519 | K161987 | K181037 |
| Classification<br>Name | Endosseous Dental Implant<br>Abutments (872.3630) | Endosseous Dental Implant<br>Abutments (872.3630) | Endosseous Dental Implant<br>Abutments (872.3630) | Endosseous Dental Implant<br>Abutments (872.3630) | Endosseous Dental Implant<br>Abutments (872.3630) |
| Product Code | NHA | NHA | NHA | NHA | NHA |
| Class | II | II | II | II | II |
| Material | Ti-6Al-4V ELI<br>(ASTM F136) | Ti-6Al-4V ELI<br>(ASTM F136) | Ti CP-4 (ASTM F67) | Ti-6Al-4V ELI<br>(ASTM F136) | Ti-6Al-4V ELI<br>(ASTM F136) |
| Surface<br>treatment | Machined | TiN Coated | Machined | Machined | Machined |
| Design | Image: Bar holder abutment | Image: ERA® Micro 23° and 30° Female Abutment | Image: DIO UF HSA INTERNAL SUB-MERGED IMPLANT SYSTEM, Ball abutment | Image: UF(II) Narrow Implant System | N/A |
| Diameters<br>(mm) | 4.5 | not defined | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.0/3.3/3.8/4.0/4.5/5.0/5.5/6.0/6.5/7.0 |
| Height (mm) | 6.5/7.0/8.0/9.0/ | not defined | 4.5/5.5/6.5/7.5/8.5/9.5 | 4.5/5.5/6.5/7.5/8.5/9.5/10.5 | 3.1~14.9 |
| Angulation | 0° | 23°, 30° | 0° | 0° | 0°~15° |
| Sterilization | Steam Sterilization by user<br>(Delivered non-sterile) | Steam Sterilization by user<br>(Delivered non-sterile) | Steam Sterilization by user<br>(Delivered non-sterile) | Steam Sterilization by user<br>(Delivered non-sterile) | Steam Sterilization by user<br>(Delivered non-sterile) |
| Indications<br>For Use/<br>Intended Use | The UF(II) Bar holder<br>abutment is intended to be<br>used as a retention device<br>in conjunction with the<br>fixture in the maxillary<br>and/or mandibular arch to<br>provide support for<br>overdentures for partially<br>and fully edentulous<br>patients. | The ERA® Micro 230 and<br>300 Females are intended<br>to be used as a retention<br>device in conjunction with<br>the Sterngold Acid Etch<br>Dental Implant System in<br>the maxillary and/or<br>mandibular arch to provide<br>support for overdentures<br>for partially and fully<br>edentulous patients. | Ball Abutment can be used<br>to prepare fully or partially<br>over denture. Ball<br>Abutment system consists<br>of ball abutment, retainer,<br>ball abutment cap, and ball<br>analog. | Ball Abutment is intended<br>for use in conjunction with<br>the fixture in partially or<br>fully endentulous<br>mandibles and maxillae and<br>used for producing denture. | DIO CAD/CAM Abutment<br>is intended for use with<br>dental implants as a support<br>for single or multiple tooth<br>prostheses in the maxilla or<br>mandible of a partially or<br>fully edentulous patient. |
| | Similarities: | | | | |
| | UF(II) Bar holder abutment is substantially equivalent in indications for use as Primary Predicate device (K130408), while material, sterilization,<br>angulation, packaging, manufacturing process and technological characteristics are same as its reference devices K122519, and K161987. | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| Substantial<br>Equivalence<br>Discussion | Differences:<br>The subject device and reference devices are different in shape and dimension. To support this discrepancy, we performed the fatigue test.<br>The subject device's length is different from reference device (K161987). However, the subject device length is in the range of length of reference<br>device (K161987). The subject device has a difference in the technological characteristic that the device is designed to maintain a denture bar for<br>clipping a removable denture. The identified reference predicates are ball attachment types. | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | The UF(II) Bar holder Abutment is identical in fundamental scientific technology to the predicate and reference devices in that they all have<br>been designed, manufactured and tested in compliance with FDA's Class II special controls guidance document root-food endosseous dental<br>implants and endosseous dental implant abutments. | | | | |
| | Any differences in technology characteristics are accompanied by information that demonstrated the device is substantially equivalent as the<br>predicate device and do not raise different questions of safety and effectiveness than the predicate. | | | | |
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# DIO Corporation Traditional 510(k) Submission UF(II) Bar holder abutment(K193404)
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## Non-clinical Testing
Non-clinical testing was conducted in accordance with FDA Guidance "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Root-form Endosseous Dental Implants and Endosseous Dental Implant Abutments", and it consisted of testing finished assembled implant/abutment systems of the worst-case scenario, (smallest diameter with maximum angulation) through fatigue testing. The results of the non-clinical testing demonstrate that the results have met the criteria of the standards, and the subject device is substantially equivalent to the predicate/reference devices.
## Fatigue Test
The fatigue test was performed on the subject device in accordance with ISO 14801:2007 Dentistry-Implants-Dynamic fatigue test for Endosseous Dental Implants. The worst-case scenario was chosen based on the FDA guidance "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Root-form Endosseous Dental Implants and Endosseous Dental Implant Abutments".
The subject device was tested to evaluate its substantial equivalence according to the following standards. - Fatigue Test according to ISO 14801:2007
Fatigue Test according to ISO 11601:2007
## Sterilization Validation and Shelf Life Testing
User Sterilization Validation Report performed in K181037 was leveraged for the subject device. Sterilization validating testing in K181037 has been performed in accordance with ISO 17665-2 for steam sterilization. Test results have demonstrated that the SAL of 10- was achieved and all testing requirements were met. The subject devices are provided non-sterile status.
#### Biocompatibility
The Biocompatibility Test are leveraged from own reference device (K161987).
We provided the biocompatibility test report of the Ti-6Al-4V ELI (ASTM F136) in own reference device (K161987) per the FDA Guidance Document Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, "Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process". Ti-6AI-4V ELI (ASTM F136) used for the subject device and own reference device (K161987) is exactly same from same manufacturer. The reference device (K161987) support substantial equivalences because same manufacturing process and material are used for subject and own predicate device. No new issues of biocompatibility are raised for the subject devices. Therefore, no additional biocompatibility testing was required.
#### Summary of clinical testing
No clinical testing was performed for this submission.
#### Conclusions
The UF(II) Bar holder abutment constitutes a substantially equivalent medical device. This system has the same intended use and fundamental scientific technology as its predicate and reference devices. Therefore, UF(II) Bar holder abutment sand its predicates are substantially equivalent.
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