Intra- and extra-oral surgery including incision, excision, hemostasis, coagulation and vaporization of soft tissue
Device Story
Diode laser system for dental soft tissue surgery; comprises laser unit, handpiece, laser fibers, bendable tips, and wireless foot control. Operates in continuous wave (cw) or chopped mode. User selects treatment parameters (power, time, chop frequency, duty cycle) or predetermined settings via display. Used by dental professionals in clinical settings for surgical procedures including incision, excision, and hemostasis. Provides precise soft tissue management; benefits include improved clinical indices in periodontal treatment and efficient tissue handling.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Includes electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and validation testing of hardware and software functions.
Indicated for dental soft tissue procedures including: marginal/interdental gingival and epithelial lining of free gingiva, frenectomy, frenotomy, biopsy, operculectomy, implant recovery, gingivectomy, gingivoplasty, gingival troughing, crown lengthening, hemostasis of donor site, removal of granulation tissue, laser-assisted flap surgery, debridement of diseased epithelial lining, incisions and draining of abscesses, tissue retraction for impressions, papillectomy, vestibuloplasty, excision of lesions, exposure of unerupted/partially erupted teeth, removal of hyperplastic tissues, treatment of aphthous ulcers, leukoplakia, laser removal of diseased/infected/inflamed/necrosed soft tissue within periodontal pocket, sulcular debridement to improve clinical indices (gingival index, bleeding index, probe depth, attachment loss, tooth mobility), pulpotomy, pulpotomy as adjunct to root canal therapy, fibroma removal, gingival incision/excision, treatment of canker sores, herpetic ulcers of oral mucosa, laser soft tissue curettage, and reduction of gingival hypertrophy.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
(1) A carbon dioxide laser for use in general surgery and in dermatology is a laser device intended to cut, destroy, or remove tissue by light energy emitted by carbon dioxide.(2) An argon laser for use in dermatology is a laser device intended to destroy or coagulate tissue by light energy emitted by argon.
Predicate Devices
SIROLaser Advance (K0092660)
Biolase iLase
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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# FEB 15 2011
# 510(k) Summary
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Sirona Dental Systems GmbH Fabrikstrasse 31 D-64625 Bensheim Germany
Contact Person: Fritz Kolle 49 6251 16 32 94 Telephone:
Date Prepared: August 4, 2010
ア DEVICE NAME
Proprietary Name:
Models:
SIROLaser Advance SIROLaser Xtend upgraded SIROLaser Xtend
SIROLaser Advance
FONALaser
Common / usual name: Classification Names:
Dental Soft Tissue Laser Laser instrument, surgical, powered
#### です PREDICATE DEVICE
SIROLaser Advance, Biolase iLase
#### 在 INTENDED USE
Models: Sirolaser Advance and SIROLaser Xtend Upgrade
Intended Use:
Intra- and extra-oral surgery including incision, excision, hemostasis, coagulation and vaporization of soft tissue
Indications for Use:
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Marginal and interdental gingival and epithclial lining of free gingiva;frenectomy;frenotomy; biopsy: operculectomy; Implant recovery; gingivectomy; gingivoplasty; gingival troughing; crown lengthening; hemostasis of donor site; removal of granulation tissue ; laser assisted flap surgery; debridement of deseased epithelial lining ; incisions and draining of abscesses; tissue retraction for impressions ; papillectomy ; vestibulonlasty ; excision of lesions ; exposure of unerupted/partially erupted teeth ; removal of hypomlastic tissues ; treatment of aphthous ulcers ; leukoplakia ; Laser removal of diseased, infected, inflamed and necrosed soft tissue within the periodontal pocket; anderlar debridement (removal of diseased, inflamed and necrosed soft Usous the periodontal pocket to improve clinical indices including gingival index, gingival bleeding index, probe depth, attachment loss and tooth index, pulpotomy, pulpotomy as adjunct to root canal therapy; Fibroma removal; Gingival incision and excision; Treatment of canker sores; herpetic ulcers of the oral mucosa; Laser soft tissue curettage; Reduction of gingival hypertrophy.
Models: SIROLaser Xtend and FONALaser
### Intended Use:
Intra- and extra-oral surgery including incision, excision, hemostasis, coagulation and vaporization of soft tissue
### Indications of use:
marginal and interdental gingival and epithelial lining of free gingiva; frenectomy; frenotomy; biopsy; operculectomy; implant recovery; gingivectony; gingivoplasty; gingival troughing; crown lengthening; hemostasis of goodsite; removal of granulation tissue ; incisions and draining of abscesses lissue rctraction for impressions ; papillectomy ; vestibuloplasty ; crecisions ; exposure of unerupted/partially erupted teeth ; removal of hyperplastic tossues ; treatment of aphthous ulcers ; leukoplakia ; Laser removal of diseased, infouced, inflamed and necrosed soft tissue within the periodontal pocket, moodlar debridement (removal of diseased, infected, inflamed and necrosed soft tssue in the periodontal pocket to improve clinical indices including gingival index, gingival bleeding index, probe depth, attachment loss and tooth inability); pulpotomy; pulpotomy as adjunct to root canal therapy; Fibroma removal; Gingival incision and excision; Treatment of canker sores; herpetic ulcers of the oral mucosa; Laser soft tissue curettage; Reduction of gingival hypertrophy. Models: Sirolaser Advance and SIROLaser Xtend Upgrade
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The SIROLaser Advance is a Diode Laser System for dental soft tissue surgery. The system is comprised of the laser unit with handpiece, laser fibers of different diameters, bendable tips, and a wireless foot control.
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#### 乐. BASIS FOR SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE
The Sirona Dental Systems SIROLaser Advance Device is substantially equivalent to Sirona SIROLaser Advance (K0092660) and Biolase iLasc. Performance testing to validate the safety and effectiveness of the SIROLascr Advance includes electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and validation testing of both hardware and software functions.
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Sirona Dental Systems GmbH % TUV SUD America Inc. Mr. Olaf Teichert 1775 Old Highway 8 NW New Brighton, Minnesota 55112-1891
FEB 15 201
Re: K103753
Trade/Device Name: SIROLaser Advance Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4810 Regulation Name: Laser surgical instrument for use in general and plastic surgery and in dermatology Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GEX Dated: February 02, 2011 Received: February 04, 2011
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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. 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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to 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. the first to the state of the state of the subject to the country of the country of the county of
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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); medical device reporting (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set 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.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please go to http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHOffices/ucm115809.htm for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/Reportal_roblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.
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) 796-7100 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Resourcesfor You/Industry/default.htm.
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510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: SIROLaser Advance
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Part 1 — Search, results, and everyday workflows 16 min
Part 2 — Embeddings: the galaxy map 3 min
1. Search: exact and fuzzy
Type a phrase like "coronary artery calcification" into the search box. You get two kinds of results. Exact results match the literal phrase — prefix searches work ("coronary artery calcificati") but suffix searches do not. Fuzzy results match on the meaning and intent of your phrase rather than the exact words, and are sorted by relevance score. Hover over the Exact or Fuzzy badge on any row to see exactly why it matched.
Use the checkboxes above the results to narrow: SaMD keeps only software-only devices, AI / ML keeps only devices with AI.
Exact vs. fuzzy search: what's the difference?
Exact matches on the literal phrase (prefix search works, suffix does not). Fuzzy matches on the meaning and intent of the phrase rather than the exact words. Hover over the badge on any row to see why it matched.
You search "coronary artery calcification" and want only software devices with AI. What two filters do you apply?
Narrow by SaMD (software-only devices), then narrow by AI/ML (devices with AI).
2. The results table
Scroll right in the results table. The intended use is extracted for you — no need to open the PDF. The device story gives a high-level snapshot of what the device does and how it's used. The AI Performance sub-table shows each output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, and development/test dataset descriptions — the same format Innolitics uses for regulatory strategy outputs, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. It is AI-generated but has been very reliable in practice.
Where do you find a device's intended use without opening the PDF?
Scroll right in the search results table. The intended use column is extracted for you; no need to dig into the 510(k) summary PDF.
What does the AI Performance sub-table show, and why is it useful?
Output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, development dataset description, and test dataset description. It's the same format we use for regulatory strategy output and Fast 510(k) input, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. AI-generated but reliable in practice.
3. Judging fuzzy relevance
Fuzzy results trail off in relevance as you scroll. Use three signals to decide how far down to go: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether your target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, you're past the relevant zone. A top hit with a low score (~0.4) and a stretched explanation is a hint the closest predicates are far away — the project may be headed for De Novo. Note the fuzzy search is a pattern match: it doesn't handle negation ("not") well, and hardware devices can appear — filter by SaMD/AI ML to cut them.
How do you judge how far down fuzzy search results to go?
Use the relevancy signals: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether the target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, results are trailing off in relevancy.
4. Device detail page: chat and citations
Click a device name to open its detail page: device facts on the left, a chat window on the right. Ask something like "Describe the training data". The answer carries little citation bubbles — click one to jump to the highlighted passage in the source PDF, so you can verify every AI answer against the document. There's also a Download PDF button for sharing.
How do you verify an AI chat answer on the device detail page?
Click the citation bubbles to jump to the relevant highlight in the source document.
Reading rule for every project: how many summaries do you read in full?
At least the three most relevant 510(k) or De Novo summaries, in full. After that, use targeted chat questions to confirm your memory quickly. The tool supports this professional habit — it doesn't replace it.
5. Side-by-side comparison
Select multiple rows in the results table (aim for under ~10), then open the PDF Viewer tab. Ask one question — it goes to all selected devices in parallel, each with citations. This is the fastest way to compare and contrast devices: training data, PCCP scope, how they handled adding new scanners, and so on.
What does the side-by-side PDF viewer mode do?
Select multiple devices, open the PDF viewer tab, and ask one question (e.g., "Describe the training data"). It queries all selected devices simultaneously with citations, so you can compare and contrast quickly.
6. Collections
With rows selected, go to the Collections tab and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). Reload that selection any time — before a client call, pull up the collection and ask questions across all of its devices at once.
How do you save a set of selected devices for later use?
Select the rows, go to the Collections tab, and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). You can reload the selection anytime and carry it into the PDF viewer and other tabs that support selections.
7. Product codes and the regulations tree
Click a product code in the results to jump to it in the regulations tree — identification text, sibling product codes, and devices you can open in a PDF viewer on the right. Click a regulation number to see its identification, special controls, and related product codes. You can also search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree. Always read the special controls if any exist for your device — it broadens your search and sharpens pre-kickoff research.
What can you do from the regulations tree view?
Browse product codes and regulation numbers, read the identification text and special controls, browse sibling product codes, open device PDFs on the right, and search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree.
8. Chart view
Click Show Chart and segment by regulation number (or product code) to see which regulations dominate your result set. Clicking a regulation takes you into the regulations tree. Great for spotting that most matches are, say, hardware laparoscopic devices — a cue to go back and filter.
How do you see which regulations dominate a search result set?
Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
9. The predicate graph
Open the Predicates tab for a family-tree view of predicate relationships. Click a node to trace its parents and children; selections from search carry over pre-selected. Commonly predicated devices are worth reading — a lot of people predicated them for a reason. The visual lineage is also handy on client calls, e.g. to show how a predicate family evolved and justify why your predicate still holds.
In the predicate graph, why are commonly predicated devices worth reading?
A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.