The Warantec dental abutment is intended to be used with the root-form endosseous dental implant to aid in prosthetic rehabilitation. All digitally designed abutments for use with Warantec Custom Abutments are intended to be sent to a Warantec-validated milling center for manufacture.
Device Story
Warantec Custom Abutment is a patient-specific dental abutment used for cement-retained crowns and bridges. The device is designed using CAD/CAM systems based on the patient's mouth model; the digital design is sent to a Warantec-validated milling center for manufacturing. The abutment is fabricated from Ti-6Al-4V ELI (ASTM F136) titanium alloy. It is supplied non-sterile and must be autoclaved by the end user before use. The device is intended for single use only and is compatible with the IU Implant System. Dentists or dental specialists use the abutment to provide support for prosthetic restorations, restoring chewing function and aesthetics for the patient.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data were included in this submission. Evidence consists of bench testing, including fatigue testing per ISO 14801:2016, steam sterilization validation per ISO 17665-1/2 (SAL 10^-6), and MRI safety assessment based on scientific rationale and published literature.
Technological Characteristics
Material: Ti-6Al-4V ELI (ASTM F136). Form factor: Cylindrical, customizable via CAD/CAM milling. Dimensions: Diameter 3.6-6.0mm, post height 4.0-8.0mm, angulation 0-30°. Connectivity: None (mechanical component). Sterilization: Non-sterile, user-autoclaved. Manufacturing: Turned and milled at validated centers.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use with root-form endosseous dental implants to aid in prosthetic rehabilitation in patients requiring dental restorations.
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.)
Predicate Devices
Prosthetic System / OSSTEM Implant Co., Ltd. (K110308)
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Warantec Co., Ltd. Younggwang Choi RA Team Manager 411~412, 474, Dunchon-dearo, Jungwon-gu Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13229 REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Re: K221972
Trade/Device Name: Warantec Custom Abutment Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3630 Regulation Name: Endosseous Dental Implant Abutment Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: NHA Dated: September 6, 2023 Received: September 6, 2023
Dear Younggwang Choi:
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 (the 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 available 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,
# Andrew I. Steen -S
Andrew I. Steen Assistant Director DHT1B: Division of Dental and ENT 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) K221972
Device Name Warantec Custom Abutment
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Warantec dental abutment is intended to be used with the root-form endosseous dental implant to aid in prosthetic rehabilitation.
All digitally designed abutments for use with Warantec Custom Abutments are intended to be sent to a Warantecvalidated milling center for manufacture.
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## 510(k) Summary – K221972
September 28, 2023
#### 1. Submitter
| | Submitter |
|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name | WARANTEC Co., Ltd. |
| Address | 411-412, 474, Dunchon-daero, Jungwon-gu, Seongnam-si,<br>Gyeonggi-do, 13229, Rep. of Korea |
| Phone/Fax | +82-2-3675-5851/ +82-2-3675-5853 |
| Contact person | Younggwang Choi / RA<br>ygchoi@oneplant.co.kr |
| Summary Date | September 28, 2023 |
#### 2. Device information
| a) | Trade Name : | Warantec Custom Abutment |
|----|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
| b) | Common Name : | Endosseous Dental Implant Abutment |
| c) | Classification Name : | Endosseous Dental Implant Abutment |
| d) | Product Code : | NHA |
| e) | Regulation Number : | 872.3630 |
| f) | Class of device : | Class II |
| g) | Panel : | Dental |
### 3. Predicate deivces"
- Primary Predicate Device: a)
Prosthetic System / OSSTEM Implant Co., Ltd. / K110308
- Reference Device: b)
Ti-Blank / Dentium Co., Ltd. / K161713
Elos Accurate® Customized Abutment / Elos Medtech Pinol A/S / K192457
IU Implant System / Warantec Co., Ltd. / K172345
#### 510(k) Summary
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#### 4. Device description
Warantec Custom Abutments are used for cement-retained crowns and bridges using customized abutment considering based on the patient's mouth using CAD/CAM system. That is customized abutment considering shape of the final prosthesis based on the patient's mouth model using CAD/CAM system during the manufacturing. The Warantec Custom Abutment are made of Ti-6A1-4V ELI (ASTM F136). These devices are supplied non-sterile and autoclaved by the end user and intended for single use only. Warantec Custom Abutments are compatible with IU Implant System.
#### 5. Indication for use
The Warantec dental abutment is intended to be used with the root-form endosseous dental implant to aid in prosthetic rehabilitation.
All digitally designed abutments for use with Warantec Custom Abutments are intended to be sent to a Warantec-validated milling center for manufacture.
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#### 6. Substantial equivalence comparison
The Waratnec Custom Abutment is similar designs and dimensions, and has the same material, intended use, surface treatment and technological characteristics as the identified primary predicate device (K110308) and reference devices (K161713/K192457/K172345). When compared with predicate device, no new questions of substantial equivalence have been raised for the Warantec Custom Abutment.
| Device Name | Indication for use | | | | | | | | |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|
| Warantec Custom<br>Abutment<br>(Subject device) | The Warantec dental abutment is intended to be used with the root-form<br>endosseous dental implant to aid in prosthetic rehabilitation.<br><br>All digitally designed abutments for use with Warantec Custom Abutments are<br>intended to be sent to a Warantec-validated milling center for manufacture. | | | | | | | | |
| Prosthetic System<br>(Primary Predicate<br>Device: K110308) | Prosthetic System is intended for use with a dental implant to provide support for<br>prosthetic restorations such as crowns, bridges, or overdentures. | | | | | | | | |
| Dentium CAD/CAM<br>Abutments<br>(References Predicate<br>Device: K161713) | Dentium abutments are intended for use on endosseous dental implants in the<br>edentulous or partially edentulous maxilla or mandible, as an aid in prosthetic<br>rehabilitation. All digitally designed abutments for use with Dentium CAD/CAM<br>Abutments are intended to be sent to a Dentium-validated milling center for<br>manufacture. | | | | | | | | |
| Elos Accurate®<br>Customized<br>Abutment<br>(References Predicate<br>Device: K192457) | The Elos Accurate® Customized Abutments are intended for attaching to dental<br>implants in order to provide basis for single or multiple tooth prosthetic<br>restorations. The Elos Accurate® Customized Abutment will be attached to a<br>dental implant using the included Elos Prosthetic screw.<br>The Elos Accurate® Customized Abutments are compatible with the implant<br>systems listed in table 1:<br>Table 1. | | | | | | | | |
| | Elos Accurate<br>Customized<br>Abutment –<br>Model Type Platform<br>compatibility Platform<br>diameter<br>[mm] Implant Body<br>diameter<br>[mm] AB-NBR43 Nobel Replace<br>RP 4.3 4.3 | | | | | | | | |
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| | AB-NBR50 | Nobel Replace<br>WP | 5 | 5 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-----|-----------|
| | AB-NBR60 | Nobel Replace<br>6.0 | 6 | 6 |
| | AB-NBA35 | Nobel CC NP | 3.5 | 3.5 &3.75 |
| | All digitally designed CAD/CAM customizations for the Elos Accurate®<br>Customized Abutments are only<br>intended to be sent and manufactured at a FDA registered Elos Medtech<br>approved milling facility. | | | |
| IU Implant System<br>(References Predicate<br>Device: K172345) | The IU Implant System is intended to be surgically placed in the bone of the<br>upper or lower jaw arches to provide support for prosthetic devices, such as<br>artificial teeth, and to restore the patient's chewing function. | | | |
The subject device (Warantec Custom Abutment) has substantially the equivalent in indications and design principles as the predicate and reference devices listed above.
All are intended for use with endosseous dental implants in the maxilla and mandible to provide functional and rehabilitation of the edentulous maxilla and mandible.
The only differences between the target device IFUS(Indications for Use Statements) and the reference device are specific device names, compatible implant lines and CAD/CAM manufacturing/milling descriptions and requirement for the use of validated milling centers.
None of these minor differences impact substantial equivalence. because all IFUS express equivalent intended use to facilitate dental prosthetic restorations, and the indications are expressed equivalently using different specific wording.
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# WARANTEC
### Device comparison
| Device Name | Subject Device | Primary Predicate | Referenced Predicate | Referenced Predicate |
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| | Warantec Custom Abutment | Prosthetic System | Ti-Blank | Elos Accurate® Customized<br>Abutment |
| Company | Warantec Co., Ltd. | OSSTEM Implant Co., Ltd. | Dentium Co., Ltd. | Elos Medtech Pinol A/S |
| Predicate 510k | New Device | K110308 | K161713 | K192457 |
| Classification and Product Code | Class II; 872.3630; NHA | Class II; 872.3630; NHA | Class II; 872.3630; NHA | Class II; 872.3630; NHA |
| Type of abutment | Abutments for single | Abutments for single | Abutments for single | Abutments for single |
| | tooth or cemented bridge | tooth or cemented bridge | tooth or cemented bridge | tooth or cemented bridge |
| Characteristics | Customizable to desired shape | Customizable to desired shape | Customizable to desired shape | Customizable to desired shape |
| Predicate Material | Titanium Alloy 6Al-4V | Titanium alloy | Pure Ti Grade 4 | Titanium Alloy 6Al-4V |
| | (ASTM F136) | (ASTM F136) | (ASTM F67) | ELI, medical grade 5 |
| Surface Treatment | None | None | None | None |
| Angulation (°) | 0 to 30° | 0 to 30° | 0 to 30° | 0 to 30° |
| Total Length | 14.4mm | Not defined | Not defined | Not defined |
| Post Height(mm) | 4.0~8mm | Not defined | Not defined | 4.0~13mm |
| Diameter(mm) | 3.6~6.0mm | 3.6-5.0mm | 3.6-5.0mm | 3.5~6.0mm |
| Gingival Height | 0.5~4.0mm | Not publicly available | Not publicly available | 0.5mm~5.0mm |
| Minimum Thickness | 0.4 mm | Not defined | Not defined | 0.4 mm |
| Use | Prescription | Prescription | Prescription | Prescription |
| Production | Turned and Milled | Turned and Milled | Turned and Milled | Turned and Milled |
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## warantec
The subject device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device in design, function, manufacture and intended use.
All devices are cylindrical titanium abutment with a precision implant/abutment interface for use in fabricating a patient-specific abutment.
The subject device is different from the predicate device interface, specific cylinder size, and specific abutment dameters. However, the subject device sizes are within the size range of the primary predicate.
Additionally, the Indications for Use of the subject and primary predicate device than the compatible implant bodies. This difference is mitigated by fatigue testing, and identification of recompatible implant bodies. Both the predicate and subject devices are intended to be milled into patient specific abutments using CAD/CAM technology under the manufacturing control of the sponsor.
Any differences in technology characteristics are accompanied by information that device is substantially equivalent as the predicate and do not raise different questions of safety and effectiveness than the predicate.
Therefore, these minor differences do not affect the determination of substantial equivalence.
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#### 7. Non-clinical testing data
Non-clinical testing data submitted, referenced, or relied upon to demonstrate substantial equivalence included:
· Steam sterilization validation according to ISO 17665-1 and ISO 17665-2, demonstrating a sterility assurance level (SAL) of 10-6.
• Biocompatibility of Ti-6A1-4V ELI (ASTM F136) demonstrated by the referenced Warantec submission, K172345, using the same materials and manufacturing processes as the subject device.
• Fatigue testing was conducted on the worst case according to ISO 14801:2016 and the FDA Special Controls Guidance Document for Root-form Endosseous Dental Implants and Endosseous Dental Abutment.
· Non-clinical worst-case MRI review was performed to evaluate the metallic IU System Abutment devices in the MRI environment using scientific rationale and published literature (e.g., Woods, Terry O., Jana G. Delfino, and Sunder Rajan. "Assessment of Magnetically Induced Displacement Force and Torque on Metal Alloys Used in Medical Devices." Journal of Testing and Evaluation 49.2 (2019): 783-795), based on the entire system including all variations (all compatible implant bodies, dental abutments, and fixation screws) and material compositions. The rationale addressed parameters per the FDA guidance "Testing and Labeling Medical Devices for Safety in the Magnetic Resonance (MR) Environment", including magnetically induced displacement force and torque.
No clinical data were included in this submission.
#### 8. Conclusion
The subject device has the similar technological characteristics to the predicate device, main material, indication for use and design.
Based on the information provided for this premarket notification of Warantec Co., Ltd. conclude that Warantec Custom Abutment are substantially equivalent to predicate devices.
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