CONCORD 88

K011661 · Gateway Alloys, Inc. · EJT · Aug 27, 2001 · Dental

Device Facts

• Record ID: K011661
• Device Name: CONCORD 88
• Applicant: Gateway Alloys, Inc.
• Product Code: EJT · Dental
• Decision Date: Aug 27, 2001
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Abbreviated
• Regulation: 21 CFR 872.3060
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic

Intended Use

CONCORD 88 (PM-43) is a yellow colored gold/platinum dental casting alloy for restorations subject to high stress and that require porcelain enamels be fused to some of the surfaces. It may also be used as a Type III (hard) crown and bridge alloy. It is intended for use in the manufacture of single units, ¾ crowns, and short-span bridgework.

Device Story

Concord 88 is a yellow-colored gold/platinum dental casting alloy. It is used by dental laboratory technicians to fabricate dental restorations, specifically single units, ¾ crowns, and short-span bridges. The alloy is designed for high-stress applications and is compatible with porcelain enamels for porcelain-fused-to-metal restorations. It functions as a Type III (hard) crown and bridge alloy. The final restoration is placed by a dentist to restore patient dental function.

Clinical Evidence

No clinical data provided; bench testing only.

Technological Characteristics

Yellow-colored gold/platinum dental casting alloy. Classified as a Type III (hard) crown and bridge alloy. Intended for high-stress dental restorations and porcelain-fused-to-metal applications.

Indications for Use

Indicated for patients requiring dental restorations including single units, ¾ crowns, and short-span bridgework subject to high stress, including those requiring porcelain-fused-to-metal restorations.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

A noble metal alloy is a device composed primarily of noble metals, such as gold, palladium, platinum, or silver, that is intended for use in the fabrication of cast or porcelain-fused-to-metal crown and bridge restorations.

Special Controls

*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for these devices is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Noble Metal Alloys.” The devices are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 872.9. See § 872.1(e) for availability of guidance information.

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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AUG 2 7 2001

Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

Mr. John C. Constantine Secretary/Treasurer Gateway Alloys, Incorporated 1702 Scherer Parkway Saint Charles, Missouri 63303

Re : K011661 Trade/Device Name: Concord 88 Requlation Number: 872.3060 Regulatory Class: II Product Code: EJT Dated: July 30, 2001 Received: August 21, 2001

## Dear Mr. Constantine:

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 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). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. 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.

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 regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (QS) for Medical Devices: General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic QS inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP requlation may result in regulatory In addition, FDA may publish further announcements action. concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note:

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Sincerely yours,

Kj Widorisk

Timothy A. Ulatowski Director Division of Dental, Infection Control and General Hospital Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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K011661

(510 (k) Number:

Device Name: __ CONCORD 88

Indications for Use: CONCORD 88 (PM-43) is a yellow colored gold/platinum dental casting alloy for restorations subject to high stress and that require porcelain enamels be fused to some of the surfaces. It may also be used as a Type III (hard) crown and bridge alloy. It is intended for use in the manufacture of single units, ¾ crowns, and short-span bridgework.

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