These devices are intended to be surgically placed in the bone of the upper or lower jaw arches to provide support for prosthetic devices, such as artificial teeth, and to restore the patient's chewing function.
Device Story
Quantum Versatility Implant System consists of screw-type endosseous dental implants; manufactured from high-purity titanium or titanium alloy (ASTM F 136-84); available in uncoated, hydroxyapatite-coated, or titanium plasma-sprayed forms. Surgically placed in upper or lower jaw bone by dental professionals to support prosthetic devices and restore chewing function. Design and surgical procedures are similar to established preamendment and predicate screw-type implants. Device provides structural foundation for dental prosthetics; benefits include restored oral comfort, function, and appearance for edentulous patients.
Clinical Evidence
No new clinical testing was performed for this submission. Evidence of safety and effectiveness is based on a literature review of endosseous titanium implants, including the Toronto 10-year study and the NIH Consensus Development Conference on Dental Implants (1988). These sources demonstrate predictable and reliable outcomes for restored oral function and comfort in edentulous patients using established implant techniques.
Technological Characteristics
Screw-type endosseous dental implants. Materials: High-purity (99+%) titanium or titanium alloy (ASTM F 136-84). Surface options: Uncoated, hydroxyapatite-coated, or titanium plasma spray. Form factor: Post- or screw-type configuration. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring support for prosthetic devices (e.g., artificial teeth) in the upper or lower jaw arches to restore chewing function.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An endosseous dental implant is a prescription device made of a material such as titanium or titanium alloy that is intended to be surgically placed in the bone of the upper or lower jaw arches to provide support for prosthetic devices, such as artificial teeth, in order to restore a patient's chewing function.
Special Controls
*Classification.* (1) Class II (special controls). The device is classified as class II if it is a root-form endosseous dental implant. The root-form endosseous dental implant is characterized by four geometrically distinct types: Basket, screw, solid cylinder, and hollow cylinder. 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.)(2)
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The device is classified as class II if it is a blade-form endosseous dental implant. The special controls for this device are:(i) The design characteristics of the device must ensure that the geometry and material composition are consistent with the intended use;
(ii) Mechanical performance (fatigue) testing under simulated physiological conditions to demonstrate maximum load (endurance limit) when the device is subjected to compressive and shear loads;
(iii) Corrosion testing under simulated physiological conditions to demonstrate corrosion potential of each metal or alloy, couple potential for an assembled dissimilar metal implant system, and corrosion rate for an assembled dissimilar metal implant system;
(iv) The device must be demonstrated to be biocompatible;
(v) Sterility testing must demonstrate the sterility of the device;
(vi) Performance testing to evaluate the compatibility of the device in a magnetic resonance (MR) environment;
(vii) Labeling must include a clear description of the technological features, how the device should be used in patients, detailed surgical protocol and restoration procedures, relevant precautions and warnings based on the clinical use of the device, and qualifications and training requirements for device users including technicians and clinicians;
(viii) Patient labeling must contain a description of how the device works, how the device is placed, how the patient needs to care for the implant, possible adverse events and how to report any complications; and
(ix) Documented clinical experience must demonstrate safe and effective use and capture any adverse events observed during clinical use.
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## XIV. 510(k) SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS DATA. (Separate Page)
A. Submitter: Raul R. Mena, Quantum BioEngineering, Ltd., 201 N. University Dr., Plantation, Florida, 33324
I. Classification Name and Number: Endosseous Implant (76DZE),
II. Common/Usual Name: Dental Implant, Endosseous, Post- or Screw-type, titanium or titanium alloy.
III. Proprietary Name: Quantum Versatility Implant System
IV. Classification: This device is being finally classified by the Dental Devices Panel (Title 21 CFR 872.3640.
V. Performance standards: None applicable. Materials meet ASTM voluntary standards
VI. Description: The Quantum Versatility Implants are screw-type endosseous dental implants with design and manufacturing concepts, materials, surgical procedures, and intended uses quite similar to the preamendment device and to others rated substantially equivalent to the preamendment device. The Quantum Implant system is most similar the DB Precision Implant system cleared in K-853788 which is very similar to the Titanaloy submersible implant system cleared in K-830414. Like many commercial implants, the Quantum devices are manufactured of high-purity (99+%) titanium, or titanium alloy (ASTM F 136-84 titanium - 6 aluminum - 4 vanadium). Quantum Implants also are available in coated form, either hydroxyapatite or titanium plasma spray. These devices are equivalent to various coated endosseous implants on the market, for example the Sabertech implants of Genentech, Inc., which were cleared under K-924112.
VII. Labels and Instructions for Use are provided, as are labels for competitive products.
VIII. Intended Use: These devices are intended to be surgically placed in the bone of the upper or lower jaw arches to provide support for prosthetic devices and to restore the patient's chewing function.
IX. Substantial Equivalence: This device is equivalent to devices manufactured and sold before 1976,having a U. S. classification number of 76 DZE, and those described under 21 CFR 872.3640. It is also equivalent to several devices currently on the market that have been determined by the FDA to be substantially equivalent to the above preamendment devices. Some examples of other equivalent products are:
Bofors Nobelpharma, Goteborg, Sweden: Titanium Implant Device, K-820013; Boehringer/Miter Corp. of Warsaw, IN: Titanoloy P.S.I.; Driskell Bioengineering, Inc.,
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Westerville, OH: DB Precision Implants, K853788; Core-Vent Corp., Encino, CA: Screw-Vent Endosseous Implants, K-861426, A, B; Impla-med, Inc., Sunrise, FL: P.M.T. Surgical Implant Components, K-892124A: Steri-Oss (Subs. Denar, Anaheim, CA.). Denar Dental Implant, K-852802; Steri-Oss Implant, K-884845. Artech, Inc., Chantilly, VA: Artech Submerged Screw Implant, K-891346, K-895267; Genentech, Seattle WA: Sabertech, K-924112; Astra Tech Inc., Astra Tech Implants, K-931767; and Vancouver Implant Resources, Inc., Simpler One Threaded Implant, K-974401.
VIII. Clinical Discussion and Brief Literature Review. Endosseous implants, and especially those of titanium or titanium alloy, in the "post" or "screw" configuration, have been proved safe and effective through the years. The possible adverse effects summarized in this 510(k) cover those listed by the United States classification panel [Federal Register, vol. 45, No. 251, pp 86025-6, Dec. 30, 1980], as well as to those revealed in a recent literature search. Matukas, "Medical Risks Associated with Dental Implants," states, "Little or no hard data could be found on the medical risks associated with [dental] implants." Because of the wide-spread usage of dental implants, Smith and Zarb made a careful review of the literature and proposed criteria for implant success.
A thorough computerized Medline literature search produced 653 entries. An update of this search produced 111 new review articles. The Journal of Dental Education published a special issue "Proceedings of the Consensus Development Conference on Dental Implants [National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, June 13-15, 1988], Vol. 52, No. 12, pp. 677-831, Dec. 1988. This added to the literature search above, with some especially pertinent reprints from the scientific literature, provide a comprehensive summary of available scientific data.
Zarb completed his report of the detailed Toronto 10-year study by concluding that "the tried and tested Branemark implant technique has revolutionized the treatment options open to the prosthodontist. For the edentulous patient...the prospect for a lifetime of restored oral comfort, function, and appearance have now become predictable and reliable." These results are ample evidence of the safety and effectiveness of these endosseous implants.
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## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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SEP 2 0 2001
Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
Raul R. Mena, D.M.D. President Quantum BioEngineering, Ltd. 201 University Drive Suite 101 Plantation, Florida 34134
Re : K991250 Quantum™ Versatility Implant System Trade Name: Requlatory Class: III Product Code: DZE Dated: April 7, 1999 April 13,1999 Received:
Dear Raul R. Mena, D.M.D.:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to 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, Druq, and Cosmetic Act (Act). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions The general controls provisions of the Act of the Act. include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major requlations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Requlations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices: General (GMP) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic GMP inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP requlation may result in requlatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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This device is intended to be surgically placed in the bone of the upper or lower jaw arches to provide support for prosthetic devices, such as artificial teeth, and to restore the patient's chewing function.
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