K163122 · Nobel Biocare AB · LLZ · Jan 31, 2017 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K163122
Device Name
NobelClinician, DTX Studio implant
Applicant
Nobel Biocare AB
Product Code
LLZ · Radiology
Decision Date
Jan 31, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.2050
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
NobelClinician® (DTX Studio Implant) is a software interface for the transfer and visualization of 2D and 3D image information from equipment such as a CT scanner for the purposes of supporting the diagnostic process, treatment planning and follow-up in the dental and cranio-maxillofacial regions. NobelClinician® (DTX Studio Implant) can be used to support guided implant surgery and to provide design input for and review of dental restorative solutions. The results can be exported to be manufactured.
Device Story
Software interface for dental/cranio-maxillofacial diagnostic and treatment planning. Inputs: DICOM data from (CB)CT scanners, intraoral surface scans (STL), and proprietary NXA files. Transforms inputs via visualization, alignment of surface data to DICOM, and automated tooth setup design. Outputs: surgical plans, implant positions, and surgical template designs for manufacturing; treatment plans for dental restoration design. Used in clinical settings by dental professionals. Facilitates prosthetic-driven implant planning, guided surgery, and post-operative evaluation via volume-based matching. Benefits: improved surgical precision, streamlined restorative workflows, and enhanced diagnostic visualization.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Software verification and validation performed per EN IEC 62304:2006.
Technological Characteristics
Software-based image processing and planning system. Operates on PC (Windows) and MAC (OS). Supports DICOM, STL, and proprietary NXA formats. Features include 3D model editing, surface-to-DICOM alignment, automated tooth setup, and volume-based matching. Connectivity via NobelConnect and NobelClinician® Viewer.
Indications for Use
Indicated for dental and cranio-maxillofacial diagnostic support, treatment planning, follow-up, guided implant surgery, and dental restorative design input/review.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A medical image management and processing system is a device that provides one or more capabilities relating to the review and digital processing of medical images for the purposes of interpretation by a trained practitioner of disease detection, diagnosis, or patient management. The software components may provide advanced or complex image processing functions for image manipulation, enhancement, or quantification that are intended for use in the interpretation and analysis of medical images. Advanced image manipulation functions may include image segmentation, multimodality image registration, or 3D visualization. Complex quantitative functions may include semi-automated measurements or time-series measurements.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls; voluntary standards—Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Std., Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) Std., Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Test Pattern).
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
January 31, 2017
Nobel Biocare AB % Chalemagne Chua Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager Nobel Biocare USA LLC 22715 Savi Ranch Parkway YORBA LINDA CA 92887
Re: K163122
Trade/Device Name: NobelClinician®, DTX Studio Implant Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture archiving and communications system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LLZ Dated: November 7, 2016 Received: November 8, 2016
Dear Chalemagne Chua:
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.
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For
Robert Ochs, Ph.D. Director Division of Radiological Health Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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| Expiration Date: | January 31, 2017 |
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Food and Drug Administration
**Indications for Use**
| 510(k) Number (if known) | K163122 |
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| Device Name | NobelClinician(R) |
| | DTX Studio Implant |
Indications for Use (Describe)
NobelClinician® (DTX Studio Implant) is a software interface for the transfer and visualization of 2D and 3D image
information from equipment such as a CT scanner for the purposes of supporting the diagnostic process, treatment
planning and follow-up in the dental and cranio-maxillofacial regions.
NobelClinician® (DTX Studio Implant) can be used to support guided implant surgery and to provide design input for and
review of dental restorative solutions. The results can be exported to be manufactured.
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# 1.0 510(k) Summary
#### Submitter I.
Submitted by:
Nobel Biocare USA LLC 22715 Savi Ranch Parkway Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Contact Person: Charlemagne Chua, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager Phone: (714) 282-4800 x7830 Fax: (714) 998-9348
Submitted for:
Nobel Biocare AB Vastra Hamngatan 1 Goteburg, SE-411 17 Sweden
Date Prepared: January 11, 2017
#### II. Device
Device Proprietary Name(s):
| Trade Name No. 1: | NobelClinician® |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Trade Name No. 2: | DTX Studio Implant |
| Common or Usual Name: | Picture Archiving and Communications System |
| Classification Name: | System, Image Processing, Radiological |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 892.2050 |
| Product Code: | LLZ |
| Device Classification | 2 |
#### III. Predicate Device
Substantial equivalence is claimed to the following device:
- . NobelClinician®, K123976, Nobel Biocare AB
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The following reference devices are cited within the submission:
- Implant Studio 2015, K152078, 3Shape Medical A/S ●
- coDiagnostix Implant Planning Software, K130724, Straumann USA
- Simplant 2011, K110300, Materialise Dental NV
- Swissmeda Dental Planning System, K112251, Swissmeda AG ●
- InVivo Dental, K123519, Anatomage, Inc. ●
#### IV. Device Description
NobelClinician® is a software interface used to support the image-based diagnostic process and treatment planning of dental, cranio-maxillofacial, and related treatments. The product will also be marketed as DTX Studio implant.
The software offers a visualization technique for (CB)CT images of the patient for the diagnostic and treatment planning process. In addition, 2D image data such as photographic images and X-ray images or surface scans of the intra-oral situation may be visualized to bring diagnostic image data together. Prosthetic information can be added and visualized to support prosthetic implant planning. The surgical plan, including the implant positions and the prosthetic information, can be exported for the design of dental restorations in NobelDesign® (DTX Studio design).
Surgical planning may be previewed using the software and the related surgical template may be ordered.
#### V. Indications for Use
NobelClinician® (DTX Studio Implant) is a software interface for the transfer and visualization of 2D and 3D image information from equipment such as a CT scanner for the purposes of supporting the diagnostic process, treatment planning and follow-up in the dental and cranio-maxillofacial regions.
NobelClinician® (DTX Studio Implant) can be used to support guided implant surgery and to provide design input for and review of dental restorative solutions. The results can be exported to be manufactured.
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#### VI. Comparison of Technological Characteristics
NobelClinician® and the predicate device share the following characteristics:
- Treatment of same anatomic areas (maxilla, mandible, and cranio-maxillofacial)
- . Patient data management features
- 3D planning environment ●
- Creation of surgical templates (through a radiographic guide workflow) ●
- Communication module (data sharing capability) using NobelConnect and ● NobelClinician® Viewer
- . Order module
- . Support of the NobelGuide1 clinical concept for oral rehabilitation based on dental implants.
NobelClinician® is technologically different from the predicate device as follows:
- . Acceptance of surface data from the intraoral situation. This surface information is aligned to DICOM data to support the prosthetic implant planning and guided surgery protocols.
- For partially edentulous patients, the shape of missing teeth is automatically designed
- Creation of surgical template based on intraoral surface data
- Export of the surgical template design to be manufactured ●
- . Export of the treatment plan for dental restoration design in NobelDesign® (DTX Studio design)
- Option to design surgical templates for fully guided implant insertion or pilot drill ●
- . Volume based matching of data such as voxel base matching of (CB)CT (e.g. for postop evaluation), and surface alignment of 3D data
A comparison of the subject and predicate devices is provided in the table below.
| Parameter | NobelClinician® | NobelClinician®<br>(K123976) |
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Indications for<br>Use Statement | NobelClinician® (DTX Studio<br>Impant) is a software interface<br>for the transfer and visualization<br>of 2D and 3D image information<br>from equipment such as a CT<br>scanner for the purposes of<br>supporting the diagnostic process, | The NobelClinician® software is a<br>software interface for the transfer<br>and visualization of imaging<br>information from equipment such<br>as a CT scanner or a magnetic<br>resonance scanner for the<br>purposes of diagnosis and |
| | treatment planning and follow-up<br>in the dental and cranio-<br>maxillofacial regions.<br><br>NobelClinician® (DTX Studio<br>Implant) can be used to support<br>guided implant surgery and to<br>provide design input for and<br>review of dental restorative<br>solutions. The results can be<br>exported to be manufactured. | treatment planning in the dental<br>and cranio-maxillofacial regions.<br><br>The NobelClinician® software can<br>be used to design a surgical<br>template for the purposes of<br>aiding placement of dental<br>implants. |
| Anatomic Areas | Maxilla<br>Mandible<br>Cranio-maxillofacial | Maxilla<br>Mandible<br>Cranio-maxillofacial |
| Input | DICOM data from (CB)CT<br>scanner<br>Digital data of the intraoral<br>situation (open file format such<br>as STL)<br>NXA format (proprietary format) | DICOM data from (CB)CT<br>scanner<br>N/A<br>N/A |
| Software<br>Features | Create and manage planning<br>scenarios and treatments<br>Create and edit 3D Models<br>Alignment of radiographic guide<br>and patient model<br>Adding an implant, abutments<br>and anchor pins to a planning<br>Surgical template creation from<br>radiographic guide<br>Alignment of intraoral surface<br>data (proprietary or open format)<br>with (CB)CT data<br>Automatic tooth setup design<br>Surgical template calculation<br>from intraoral surface data<br>Pilot drill sleeves<br>Volume based matching of data<br>(such as voxel base matching of | Create and manage planning<br>scenarios and treatments<br>Create and edit 3D Models<br>Alignment of radiographic guide<br>and patient model<br>Adding an implant, abutments and<br>anchor pins to a planning<br>Surgical template creation from<br>radiographic guide<br>N/A<br>N/A<br>N/A<br>N/A<br>N/A |
| | (CB)CT data, surface alignment<br>of 3D data) | |
| Data Sharing | NobelConnect<br>NobelClinician® Viewer<br>NobelDesign® (DTX Studio design) | NobelConnect<br>NobelClinician® Viewer |
| Output | Export surgical template design<br>for centralized production in<br>Nobel Biocare facilities | Export surgical template design<br>for centralized production in<br>Nobel Biocare facilities |
| | Export surgical template design<br>(proprietary or open format) to be<br>manufactured | N/A |
| | Export treatment plan for dental<br>restoration design in<br>NobelDesign® (DTX Studio design) | N/A |
| | | |
| Design Options | Diagnostics<br>Prosthetic driven surgical<br>planning for dental implants<br>Creation of surgical templates<br>from a radiographic guide or<br>intraoral surface data<br>Treatment plan exchange with<br>NobelDesign® (DTX Studio<br>design) for dental restoration<br>design<br>Post-op evaluation – compare pre<br>and post op (CB)CT scans using<br>volume base matching | Diagnostics<br>Prosthetic driven surgical<br>planning for dental implants<br>Creation of surgical templates<br>from a radiographic guide<br>N/A<br>N/A |
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| Computer<br>Format | PC – Windows based<br>MAC - OS | PC – Windows based<br>MAC - OS |
<sup>1</sup>See Section 9.3
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## Discussion
As seen above, the subject and predicate devices have similar indications for use statements. Slight differences in wording allow for clarity and align with the added functionality within the subject device. These changes in the indications for use statement do not alter the intended use of the product.
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Added software features within the subject device provide users with more flexibility and options to support the diagnostic process and treatment planning. These technological differences are addressed by the performance data identified below and do not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness.
#### VII. Performance Data
The following performance data were provided in support of the substantial equivalence determination.
Non-Clinical Studies
- Software verification and validation per EN IEC 62304:2006 ●
### VIII. Conclusion
Although minor differences in design and technology exist between the subject and predicate device, the testing cited above supports these differences. Therefore, it is concluded that the NobelClinician® is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
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