NovaBonc-BBG - Resorbable Bone Graft Substitute is indicated to be packed into bony voids or gaps to fill and/or augment dental intraosseous, oral and cranio-/ maxillo-facial defects. These defects may be surgically created osseous defects or osseous defects created from traumatic injury to the bone, including: periodontal/infrabony defects; alveolar ridge augmentation (sinusotomy, osteotomy, cystectomy); dental extraction sites (ridge maintenance, implant preparation/placement); sinus lifts; cystic defects; craniofacial augmentation. The device provides a bone void filler that resorbs and is replaced with bone during the healing process. NovaBone-BBG may be used alone in a manner comparable to autogenous hone graft chips or allograft bone particulate (demineralized freeze dried bone), or it may be mixed with either allograft or autograft bone or bone marrow as a bone graft extender. NovaBone-BBG is indicated only for bony voids or gaps that are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure.
Device Story
NovaBone-BBG is a synthetic, resorbable, osteoconductive bone graft substitute used as a non-structural scaffold for bone regeneration. It consists of two calcium-phosphorus-silicate bioactive glass components: a melt-derived Bioglass and a solution-gelation (sol-gel) derived glass. The sol-gel component is more soluble, allowing for more rapid initial absorption and tissue infiltration compared to standard melt-derived glass. The device is supplied as a particulate to be packed into defect sites by a clinician familiar with bone grafting techniques. It is used in dental, oral, and cranio-/maxillofacial procedures, either alone or as an extender mixed with autograft/allograft bone or bone marrow. The material is designed to be resorbed and replaced by host bone during the healing process. It provides no mechanical support for load-bearing defects; rigid stabilization must be achieved via standard internal or external fixation techniques.
Clinical Evidence
Evidence includes comparative in vivo performance data between NovaBone-BBG (and its individual sol-gel component) and the predicate PerioGlas, supplemented by in vitro testing. No human clinical trial data is described.
Technological Characteristics
Particulate, synthetic, inorganic, osteoconductive bone void filler. Composed of two calcium-phosphorus-silicate bioactive glass materials: one melt-derived and one sol-gel derived. Non-structural scaffold; requires external/internal fixation for load-bearing sites. Biocompatible; resorbable.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring filling or augmentation of dental intraosseous, oral, and cranio-/maxillofacial bony voids or gaps resulting from surgery or trauma. Specific applications include periodontal/infrabony defects, alveolar ridge augmentation, extraction sites, sinus lifts, and cystic defects. Contraindicated for use in bony voids intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Bone grafting material is a material such as hydroxyapatite, tricalcium phosphate, polylactic and polyglycolic acids, or collagen, that is intended to fill, augment, or reconstruct periodontal or bony defects of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Special Controls
*Classification.* (1) Class II (special controls) for bone grafting materials that do not contain a drug that is a therapeutic biologic. The special control is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Bone Grafting Material Devices.” (See § 872.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.)(2) Class III (premarket approval) for bone grafting materials that contain a drug that is a therapeutic biologic. Bone grafting materials that contain a drug that is a therapeutic biologic, such as biological response modifiers, require premarket approval.
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*Date premarket approval application (PMA) or notice of product development protocol (PDP) is required.* Devices described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section shall have an approved PMA or a declared completed PDP in effect before being placed in commercial distribution.
Biogran Bioactive Glass Synthetic Bone Graft Material (K952922)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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MAR 2 5 2004
# 510(k) Summary NovaBone-BBG - Resorbable Bone Graft Substitute
12/18/03
# Submitter Information: 1.
| Name: | NovaBone Products, LLC |
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| Address: | 13709 Progress Boulevard, #33<br>Alachua, FL 32615 |
| Telephone: | (386) 462-7660 |
| Facsimile: | (386) 418-1636 |
| Contact: | David M. Gaisser |
#### Name of Device: 2.
| Trade Name: | NovaBone-BBG · Resorbable Bone Graft Substitute |
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| Common Name: | Osteoconductive Bone Void Filler |
| | Synthetic Resorbable Bone Graft Material |
| Classification Name: | Unknown |
#### 3. Legally Marketed Predicate Device:
| Predicate #1: | PerioGlas - Synthetic Bone Graft Particulate<br>[K992416, K962492, K930115]<br>(Also named as NovaBone per K000149) |
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| Predicate #2: | Biogran Bioactive Glass Synthetic Bone Graft Material<br>[K952922] |
#### 4. Device Description
NovaBone-BBG is a synthetic resorbable ostcoconductive bone graft substitute composed of two similar calcium phospho-silicate bioactive glass materials. The device is intended for dental intraosseous, oral, and cranio-/maxillofacial bony defects. The major component is a melt-derived calcium-phosphorus-sodiumsilicate (Bioglass) designed specifically for its absorbability and ostcoconductive nature. The second component is a calcium-phosphorus-silicate bioactive glass, chemically similar to the major component, but derived via a solution-gelation (sol-gel) process. The secondary sol-gel component is more rapidly absorbed from the graft site than the standard melt-derived component, opening additional space between the Bioglass particles for more rapid tissue infiltration and replacement by host bone during the healing process.
#### ನ. Intended Use
NovaBonc-BBG - Resorbable Bone Graft Substitute is indicated to be packed into bony voids or gaps to fill and/or augment dental intraosseous, oral and cranio
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## Technological Characteristics 6.
The technological characteristics of NovaBone-BBG, PerioGlas, and Biogran are similar, although not identical. All are designed to be osteoconductive spacefilling particulates to be gently packed into defect sites and to be used as a nonstructural scaffold for the body's natural healing and bone regeneration process. Structuring bearing the three devices are similar in nature, all being particulate, ro thetic, inorganic, biocompatible and ostcoconductive materials.
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In vivo performance data comparing NovaBone-BBG and/or the individual sol-gel component to PerioGlas are summarized.
## Warnings and Precautions 7.
NovaBone-BBG does not possess sufficient mechanical strength to support load bearing defects prior to soft and hard tissue ingrowth. In cases where load support is required, standard internal or external stabilization techniques must be followed to obtain rigid stabilization in all planes.
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NovaBone-BBG is intended for use by clinician familiar with bone grafting and internal/external fixation techniques. NovaBone-BBG must not be used to gain screw purchase or to stabilize screw placement.
- 8. Complications
Possible complications are the same as to be expected of autogenous bone grafting procedures. These may include: superficial wound infection, deep wound infection, deep wound infection with osteomyelitis, dclayed union, loss of reduction, failure of fusion, loss of bone graft, graft protrusion and / or dislodgement, and general complications that may arise from anesthesia and / or surgery. Complications specific to oral/dental use are those as may be typically observed for similar bone grafting procedures and may include: tooth sensitivity, gingival recession, flap sloughing, resorption or ankylosis of the treated root, abscess formation
- ੇ. Conclusion
NovaBone-BBG is claimed to be substantially equivalent to PerioGlas and Biogran as a non-structural osteoconductive bone void filler for oral and craniofacial defects. Side-by-side comparative in vivo performance data were presented. Additional supporting in vitro data were supplied.
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Public Health Service
MAR 2 5 2004
Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
Mr. David M. Gaisser Director, Operations NovaBone Products, LLC 13709 Progress Boulevard, #33 Alachua, Florida 32615
Re: K033994
Trade/Device Name: NovaBonc -BBG- Resorbable Bone Graft Substitute Regulation Number: Unclassified Regulation Name: None Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LYC Dated: December 18, 2003 Received: December 29, 2003
Dear Mr. Gaisser:
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. 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 (PMA), 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 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice and ilsting (2) 2011 forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-5613. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmamain.html
Sincerely yours.
Chiu Lin, Ph.D.
Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Infection Control and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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510(k) Premarket Notification NovaBone Products, LLC NovaBone-BBG - Resorbable Bone Graft Substitute
# STATEMENT OF INDICATIONS FOR USE
510(k) Number (if known):
K033994
NovaBone-BBG - Resorbable Bone Graft Substitute Device Name:
Indications For Use:
NovaBonc-BBG - Resorbable Bone Graft Substitute is indicated to be packed into bony voids or gaps to fill and/or augment dental intraosseous, oral and cranio-/ maxillo-facial defects. These defects may be surgically created osseous defects or osseous defects created from traumatic injury to the bone, including: periodontal/infrabony defects; alveolar ridge augmentation (sinusotomy, osteotomy, cystectomy); dental extraction sites (ridge maintenance, implant preparation/placement); sinus lifts; cystic defects; craniofacial augmentation. The device provides a bone void filler that resorbs and is replaced with bone during the healing process. NovaBone-BBG may be used alone in a manner comparable to autogenous hone graft chips or allograft bone particulate (demineralized freeze dried bone), or it may be mixed with either allograft or autograft bone or bone marrow as a bone graft extender. NovaBone-BBG is indicated only for bony voids or gaps that are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure.
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