COMFORTSOFT SOFT DENTURE LINER SYSTEM

K140146 · Whip Mix Corp. · EBI · Apr 29, 2014 · Dental

Device Facts

• Record ID: K140146
• Device Name: COMFORTSOFT SOFT DENTURE LINER SYSTEM
• Applicant: Whip Mix Corp.
• Product Code: EBI · Dental
• Decision Date: Apr 29, 2014
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Traditional
• Regulation: 21 CFR 872.3760
• Device Class: Class 2

Intended Use

The ComfortSoft® Soft Denture Liner System is intended for use as a long-term soft liner for removable dentures.

Device Story

ComfortSoft is a high-pressure cured, silicone-based soft lining material for long-term use in removable dentures. It is compatible with all PMMA-based dentures. The material is applied as a translucent, non-flowing liner to reline, rebase, or line new or existing dentures. It functions as a cushion between the denture and mouth tissues, reducing sore spots and improving adaptation to tissue contours for a more comfortable fit. The device is used in a dental clinical setting by dental professionals.

Clinical Evidence

Bench testing only. The device passed ISO 10139-2:2009 testing. Biocompatibility testing included MEM elution, Guinea Pig Maximization Sensitization, Intracutaneous Toxicity, Systemic Toxicity, Sub-Acute Toxicity, Ames test, Chromosomal Aberration, and In vivo Mouse Micronucleus Extract.

Technological Characteristics

Silicone-based soft lining material; Shore A hardness Type A; high-pressure cured; translucent; non-flowing. Meets ISO 10139-2:2009 standards. Requires 2mm minimum denture base thickness. Bond strength of at least 1MPa.

Indications for Use

Indicated for patients requiring a long-term soft liner for removable dentures to reduce sore spots and improve tissue adaptation.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

A denture relining, repairing, or rebasing resin is a device composed of materials such as methylmethacrylate, intended to reline a denture surface that contacts tissue, to repair a fractured denture, or to form a new denture base. This device is not available for over-the-counter (OTC) use.

Predicate Devices

• Luci-Sof (trubyte) (K964040)

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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# APR 2 9 2014

#### Section 5 510k Summary

#### 510(K) SUMMARY

This summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of 21 CFR 807.92

# Date Prepared: 1/16/2014

1. APPUCANT

Whip Mix Corporation 361 Farmington Avenue Louisville, KY 40217

PHONE: [phone] FAX: EMAIL: [e-mail]

# 2. SUBMITTER and CONTACT

John P. Waters Regulatory Compliance Officer & Official Correspondent for Whip Mix Corporation 361 Farmington Avenue Louisville, KY 40217

PHONE: PHONE: [phone] FAX: [phone] EMAIL: [e-mail] DATE: 05/24/2013

# 3. DEVICE NAME

ComfortSoft® Soft Denture Liner System

#### 4. COMMON OR USUAL NAME AND CLASSIFICATION

Resin, Denture, Relining, Repairing, Rebasing Regulation Number: 872.3760 Product Code: EBI Classification: Class II

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#### 5. PREDICATE DEVICE COMPARISON

ComfortSoft Soft Denture Liner System is substantially equivalent to Luci-Sof (trubyte) made by Dentsply (K964040). The Indications For Use for both devices state they are intended as a long term soft liner for removable dentures and are Shore A type material. Both are of a silicone type material and use and initiator/bonder. Both require a 2mm minimum denture base thickness. Luci-Sof has passed biocompatibility testing, but information is not available in comparison to ComfortSoft Soft Denture Liner. ComforSoft Soft Denture Liner passed biocompatibility tests for MEM elution, Guinea Pig Maximization Sensitization, Intracutaneous Toxicity, Systemic Toxicity, Sub-Acute Toxicity, Ames test, Chromosomal Aberration, and In vivo Mouse Micronucleus Extract. ComfortSoft soft Denture liner also has a bond strength of at least 1MPa whereas Luci-Sof claims a 15.3 kN/m²,

#### 6. DEVICE DESCRIPTION

ComfortSoft® is a high pressure cured, silicone-based soft lining material for long-term use in removable dentures. ComfortSoft® is suitable for all PMMA-based dentures. Meets ISO 10139-2 and is a Shors A hardness Type A material.

It is a, translucent, non-flowing, long-term soft silicone based liner. Use to reline, rebase or line new or existing dentures. ComfortSoft® Soft Denture Liner provides a cushion between the denture and the mouth tissues to aid in reducing sore spots, and allows improved adaptation to tissue contours thereby aiding in a comfortable fit of the denture.

#### 7. INDICATIONS FOR USE

- . The ComfortSoft® Soft Denture Liner System is intended for use as a long-term soft liner for removable dentures
#### 8. BENCH TESTING

Testing according to ISO 10139-2:2009 was completed and passed.

#### 9. BIOCOMPATIBILITY

ComfortSoft Soft Denture Liner System passed the following biocompatibility tests; MEM elution, Guinea Pig Maximation Sensitization, Intracutaneous Toxicity, Systemic Toxicity, Sub-Acute Toxicity, Ames test, Chromosomal Aberration, and In vivo Mouse Micronucleus Extract

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# 10. CONCLUSION

ComfortSoft® Soft Denture Liner System is substantially equivalent to Luci-Sof from Dentsply in safety and effectiveness when used in accordance with the instructions for use. Both liners are silicone liners which meet ISO 10139-2, have the same indications for use and were found to be biocompatible.

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### April 29. 2014

Whip Mix Corporation Mr. John P. Waters Regulatory Compliance Officer 361 Farmington Avenue Louisville, KY 40217

Re: K140146

Trade/Device Name: ComfortSoft@ Soft Denture Liner System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3760 Regulation Name: Resin. Denture, Relining, Repairing, Rebasing Regulatory Class: II Product Code: EBI Dated: February 4, 2014 Received: February 4, 2014

Dear Mr. Waters:

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.

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Page 2 - Mr. Waters

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 contact the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its tollfree number [phone] or [phone] or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm. 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/ReportaProblem/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 [phone] or [phone] or at its Internet address

http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm.

Sincerely yours,

# Mary S. Runner -S

Erin I. Keith, M.S. Acting Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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Indications for Use

K140146 510(k) Number (if known):

Indications for Use:

The ComfortSoft® Soft Denture Liner System is intended for use as a long-term soft liner for removable dentures.

Prescription Use X (21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR

Over-The-Counter Use_ (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

Sheena A. Green -S 2014.04.29 08:34:47 -04'00'

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