AB Dental CAD/CAM Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves are dental prosthetics placed onto a dental implant or screw retained abutment, to provide support for dental prosthetic restorations. The Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves include: Titanium bases/sleeves with a pre-machined implant connection or screw retained abutment connection on which the CAD/CAM designed upper structure may be fitted to complete a two-piece dental abutment. The Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves include an abutment/sleeve screw for fixation to the underlying implant/screw retained abutment. These dental prosthetics may be used for single-tooth or multiple-unit (bridges and bars) restorations and are compatible for use with AB Dental Implants with internal connection and screw retained connections for standard and narrow platforms. All digitally designed abutments and/or copings for use with AB Dental CAD/CAM Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves are intended to be sent to AB Dental validated milling center for manufacture.
Device Story
Device consists of titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V ELI) base abutments and adhesive sleeves used as part of a two-piece dental abutment system. Inputs include patient intra-oral scan data used to design a custom CAD/CAM zirconia superstructure. The titanium base/sleeve is fixed to the implant or screw-retained abutment via a screw; the CAD/CAM superstructure is then cemented to the titanium base using dental cement. Used in dental clinics by dentists/prosthodontists. Design and manufacturing occur at a validated milling center. Output is a final prosthetic restoration providing support for single or multiple-unit teeth. Benefits include patient-specific fit and restoration of dental function.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data were included in this submission. Evidence consists of bench testing, including fatigue testing per ISO 14801, cytotoxicity testing per ISO 10993-5, and MRI safety testing per ASTM F2052, F2213, F2182, and F2119.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: Ti-6Al-4V ELI titanium alloy. Components: Anti-rotational and rotational base abutments, adhesive sleeves. Connectivity: CAD/CAM digital workflow requiring validated milling center. Sterilization: End-user sterilized. MR Conditional per ASTM F2503-20.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring single-tooth or multiple-unit (bridges and bars) dental prosthetic restorations supported by dental implants or screw-retained abutments.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An endosseous dental implant abutment is a premanufactured prosthetic component directly connected to the endosseous dental implant and is intended for use as an aid in prosthetic rehabilitation.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Root-Form Endosseous Dental Implants and Endosseous Dental Implant Abutments” will serve as the special control. (See § 872.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.)
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A.B. Dental Device Ltd. % Nissim Shaked RA Specialist Nissim Shaked RA Specialist 17th Tel-Hay St. Raanana, 4340525 ISRAEL
Re: K202144
Trade/Device Name: A.B. Dental Devices® Dental Implants System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.3630 Regulation Name: Endosseous Dental Implant Abutment Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: NHA Dated: August 1, 2022 Received: August 23, 2022
Dear Nissim Shaked:
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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K202144
## Device Name
A.B. Dental Devices® Dental Implants System
## Indications for Use (Describe)
AB Dental CAD/CAM Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves are dental prosthetics placed onto a dental implant or screw retained abutment, to provide support for dental prosthetic restorations. The Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves include: Titanium bases/sleeves with a pre-machined implant connection or screw retained abutment connection on which the CAD/CAM designed upper structure may be fitted to complete a two-piece dental abutment. The Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves include an abutment/sleeve screw for fixation to the underlying implant/screw retained abutment. These dental prosthetics may be used for single-tooth) or multiple-unit (bridges and bars) restorations and are compatible for use with AB Dental Implants with internal connection and screw retained connections for standard and narrow platforms.
All digitally designed abutments and/or copings for use with AB Dental CAD/CAM Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves are intended to be sent to AB Dental validated milling center for manufacture.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) |
|-------------------------------------------------|
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[X] Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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## 510(K) SUMMARY A.B. Dental Devices® CADCAM Products
Sponsor:
A.B. Dental Devices Ltd. 19 Hayalomim St., Ashdod 7761117 Israel
Contact Person: Gabi Krauss
RA Manager Phone: 972-8-8531388 Facsimile: 972-8-8522562
| Date Prepared: | September 22, 2022 |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Name of Device: | A.B. Dental Devices® Dental Implants System |
| Common or Usual Name: | Base Abutment/ Adhesive sleeve |
| Classification Name: | Endosseous dental implant abutment; 21 CFR §872.3630 |
| Product Code: | NHA |
Class II
Predicate Devices:
Regulatory Class:
K181580 Cortex CAD/CAM Abutments
### Device Description
A.B. Dental Devices® CADCAM Products consists of; Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves which are used with Standard Platform (Internal Hex connection) implants, Narrow Platform implants and Screw retained (P64 and P14/P16 MultiUnit) abutments.
Base Abutments (standard or narrow platform) and Adhesive Sleeves (screw retained abutment platform) are prefabricated abutments/sleeves made to be used as final abutments/ sleeves that will be used as adhesive connection (cement retained) of the prosthetic restoration on implant platform or on Multiunit platforms.
The design and manufacturing of the patient-specific abutments take into consideration the shape of the final prosthesis based on the patient's intra-oral scanning using the manufacturing. All digitally designed abutments and/or copings for use with AB Dental CAD/CAM Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves are intended to be sent to AB Dental validated milling center for manufacture.
This submission adds the following Base Abutments and Adhesive sleeves:
| Device | Description |
|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| Ti Base Anti-Rotational Abutments (Standard or Narrow platforms) | Base Abutment |
| Ti Base Rotational Abutments (Standard or Narrow platforms) | Base Abutment |
| P64 Ti Conical Adhesive Sleeve | Adhesive Sleeve |
| Ti Straight Adhesive Sleeves | Adhesive Sleeve |
### Base Abutments;
The titanium bases are used as part of a two-piece abutment, where the base is premanufactured from titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V ELI) and the top half is a CAD/CAM zirconia superstructure, milled at a validated milling center. These pieces are cemented together to form the final abutment.
- > Raw material Zirconium blanks
Dental Direkt Zirconia Blanks by Dental Direkt GmbH, cleared under K183569
- > Dental Cement
PANAVIA SA Cement Universal by Kuraray Noritake Dental Inc., cleared under K183537
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# 510(K) Summary Page 2 of 5
#### Zirconia structure Details
| Spec. | Zirconium Blank | |
|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|
| Trade name | Dental Direkt Zirconia Blanks | |
| Common name | Dental zirconia blanks/blocks | |
| Manufacturer | Dental Direkt GmbH | |
| 510K number | K183569 | |
| Product code | EIH | |
| Regulatory class | Class II | |
| Intended use | DD cube ONE ML dental zirconia blanks are indicated for crowns, multi-unit bridges and inlay bridges. Applications include both, anterior and posterior bridges. | |
#### Adhesive Sleeves
The adhesive sleeves are all Rotational (non-engage) for bridges restoration.
The adhesive sleeves are made of Titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V ELI) and will be installed on straight or angular screw-retained abutments.
The Multiunit (screw retained abutments already cleared devices) are P14/P16 platform: The below listed devices are previously cleared items that the sleeves are intended to be used with:
| Ref No. |
|-----------------|
| P14-3,17-1 |
| P14-3,17-3 |
| P14-3,30-1 |
| P14-3,30-3 |
| P14-3.75,17-1 |
| P14-3.75,17-3 |
| P14-3.75,30-1 |
| P14-3.75,30-3 |
| P16-3.75,1 |
| P16-3.75,2 |
| P16-3.75,3 |
| P16-3.75,4 |
| P16-3.75,5 |
| P64-3,1 |
| P64-3,17-0.5 |
| P64-3,17-2 |
| P64-3,2 |
| P64-3,3 |
| P64-3,30-0.5 |
| P64-3,30-2 |
| P64-3.75,1 |
| P64-3.75,2 |
| P64-3.75,3 |
| P64-3.75,4 |
| P64-3.75,5 |
| P64-3.75,17-0.5 |
| P64-3.75,17-2 |
| P64-3.75,17-3 |
| P64-3.75,30-0.5 |
| P64-3.75,30-2 |
| P64-3.75.30-3 |
#### Indications for Use
AB Dental CAD/CAM Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves are dental prosthetics placed onto a dental implant or screw retained abutment, to provide support for dental prosthetic restorations. The Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves include: Titanium bases/sleeves with a pre-machined implant connection or screw retained abutment connection on which the CAD/CAM designed upper structure may be fitted to complete a two-piece dental abutment. The Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves include an abutment/sleeve screw for fixation to the underlying implant/screw retained abutment.
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# 510(K) Summary Page 3 of 5
These dental prosthetics may be used for single-unit (bingle-unit (bridges and bars) restorations and are compatible for use with AB Dental Implants with internal connection and screw retained connections for standard and narrow platforms.
All digitally designed abutments and/or copings for use with AB Dental CAD/CAM Base Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves are intended to be sent to AB Dental validated milling center for manufacture.
#### Technological Characteristics Comparison
| | Subject Device | Predicate |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Device Name | Base Abutment/ Adhesive Sleeves | Ti-Base Abutment 2-CONnect Abutment |
| 510(k) number | K202144 | K181580 |
| Manufacture | A.B. Dental Devices Ltd. | Cortex Dental Implants Industries Ltd. |
| Classification | 872.3630 | 872.3630 |
| Indications for<br>Use | AB Dental CAD/CAM Base Abutments and<br>Adhesive Sleeves are dental prosthetics placed<br>onto a dental implant or screw retained<br>abutment, to provide support for dental<br>prosthetic restorations. The Base Abutments<br>and Adhesive Sleeves include: Titanium<br>bases/sleeves with a pre-machined implant<br>connection or screw retained abutment<br>connection on which the CAD/CAM designed<br>upper structure may be fitted to complete a<br>two-piece dental abutment. The Base<br>Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves include an<br>abutment/sleeve screw for fixation to the<br>underlying implant/screw retained abutment.<br>These dental prosthetics may be used for single-<br>unit (single-tooth) or multiple-unit (bridges and<br>bars) restorations and are compatible for use<br>with AB Dental Implants with internal<br>connection and screw retained connections for<br>standard and narrow platforms.<br>All digitally designed abutments and/or copings<br>for use with AB Dental CAD/CAM Base<br>Abutments and Adhesive Sleeves are intended<br>to be sent to AB Dental validated milling center<br>for manufacture. | Cortex CAD/CAM Abutments are dental<br>abutments placed onto a dental implant to<br>provide support for dental prosthetic<br>restorations. The abutments include: 1) Titanium<br>abutment blanks with a pre-machined implant<br>connection where the upper portion may be<br>custom- milled in accordance with a patient-<br>specific design using CAD/CAM techniques; and<br>2) Titanium bases with a pre-machined implant<br>connection upon which a CAD/CAM designed<br>superstructure may be fitted to complete a two-<br>piece dental abutment. The abutments include<br>an abutment screw for fixation to the underlying<br>implant. The abutments may be used for single-<br>unit (single-tooth) or multiple-unit (bridges and<br>bars) restorations and are compatible for use<br>with Cortex Dental Implants with internal hex-<br>connection mating platform and conical<br>connection platform diameters.<br>All digitally designed abutments and/or copings<br>for use with Cortex CAD/CAM Abutments are<br>intended to be sent to a Cortex-validated milling<br>center for manufacture. Cortex abutments<br>designed using CAD/CAM techniques must fulfill<br>the Cortex allowable range of design parameters. |
The indications for the subject device and the indications cleared in K181580 are provided above.
The difference between the subject device and the predicate is that the highlighted sections were removed as this submission doesn't include the Titanium abutment blanks.
In addition, in the predicate devices the description of the Ti-Base refers also to screw retained sleeves (they refer to them as abutment or 2-component abutment).
The language was also adjusted to match AB Dental products throughout the text.
The sleeves are intended to be used with devices that are angled at 0°, 17°, and 30°. No additional angulation provided by these sleeves or the CAD/CAM ceramic restorations.
The purpose of this traditional 510(k) is to expand the current product line to include the new abutments listed below. No substantive changes are being made to the indications. Comparison tables for each modification are provided below.
#### 1. Anti-Rotational Base Abutments (P3,TI)
| Spec. | Subject P3-X,TI,XX ; P3H-X,TIT; (X=3.75<br>or 3) (XX=Different Lengths) | Predicate<br>CORTEX |
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 510k number | K202144 | K181580 |
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| Spec. | Subject P3-X,TI,XX ; P3H-X,TIT; (X=3.75<br>or 3) (XX=Different Lengths) | Predicate<br>CORTEX |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Diagram | Image: dental implant | Image: dental implant |
| Material | Ti-6Al-4V ELI | Ti-6Al-4V ELI |
| Platform<br>(Internal implant<br>connection) | Standard Platform,<br>Narrow platform | Internal Hex,<br>Conical Connection |
| Diameter, mm | 4.3, 5.2<br>4.3, 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Overall Length, mm | 6.45 ,7.85 ,8.85, 7.05<br>6.8, 8.0, 9.0, 7.3 | Internal Hex<br>Collar Height:1, 3 Body Height: 4<br>Conical Connection<br>Collar Height:1, 2, 3 Body Height: 4 |
| Angulation | Minimum and Maximum abutment<br>angle (°): Straight structure with 0°<br>angle | Minimum and Maximum abutment angle (°):<br>Straight structure with 0° angle |
| Design | Anti-rotation | Anti-rotation |
| Zirconia | FDA Cleared Zirconia<br>To be manufactured by validated milling<br>center | FDA Cleared Zirconia<br>To be manufactured by validated milling center |
| Sterility | End user sterilized | End user sterilized |
#### Rotational Base Abutment (P3, TIT) 2.
| Spec. | Subject P3N-X,TIT,XX ; P3-X,TIT;<br>(X=3.75 or 3) (XX=Different Lengths) | Predicate<br>CORTEX |
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Picture | Image: Subject | Image: Cortex |
| 510k number | Subject | K181580 |
| Material | Ti-6Al-4V ELI | Ti-6Al-4V ELI |
| Platform<br>(Internal implant<br>connection) | Standard Platform,<br>Narrow platform | Internal Hex,<br>Conical Connection |
| Diameter, mm | 4.3, 5.2<br>4.1, 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Overall Length, mm | 6.85 ,7.29 ,8.29, 6.85 | Internal Hex<br>Collar Height:1, 3 Body Height: 4<br>Conical Connection<br>Collar Height:1, 2, 3 Body Height: 4 |
| Angulation | Minimum and Maximum abutment<br>angle (°): Straight structure with 0°<br>angle | Minimum and Maximum abutment angle (°):<br>Straight structure with 0° angle |
| Design | Rotational (Non engaging) | Rotational (Non engaging) |
| Zirconia | FDA Cleared Zirconia<br>To be manufactured by validated<br>milling center | FDA Cleared Zirconia<br>To be manufactured by validated milling center |
| Sterility | End user sterilized | End user sterilized |
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#### 3. Adhesive Sleeves - Cement Retained, Non-Angled Sleeves (P64, P14)
| Spec. | Subject: P64 and P14 Adhesive Sleeves | Predicate CORTEX (refer Multi Unit Ti-Base) |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Diagram | Image: (P14-bTs)<br>Image: (P64-bTs-C) | Image: Diagram of body and collar height<br>Image: Two Cortex sleeves |
| 510k number | Subject | K181580 |
| Material | Ti-6Al-4V ELI | Ti-6Al-4V ELI |
| Platform<br>(screw retained<br>connection) | P64<br>P14 | Multiunit<br>2-CONnect |
| Diameter, mm | 4.9<br>4.4 | 5 |
| Length, mm | 5.5 | Collar Height:0.3, 0.7<br>Body Height: 4 |
| Design | Sleeve | Sleeve |
| Sterility | End user sterilized | End user sterilized |
#### Performance Data
Non-clinical data submitted to demonstrate substantial equivalence included:
- Engineering analysis to determine if additional components constitute a new mechanical worst-case. .
- Cytotoxicity testing per ISO 10993-5 (Nelson Lab. Study Number 1502319-S01). ●
- . Fatigue testing at 40° per ISO 14801 on the two worst case constructs of the subject submission.
- . Sterilization validation according to ANSI/AAMI/ISO 17665 (Sterilization of health care products- Moist heat- Part 1 and 2, ISO 11138- Sterilization of health care products- Biological indicators – Part 1, 3 and 7)
- . The conducted MRI testing conducted per standards listed hereunder demonstrates that the claimed products are MR Conditional:
- ASTM F2052-21 (Standard Test Method for Measurement of Magnetically Induced Displacement Force on Medical Devices in the Magnetic Resonance Environment)
- ASTM F2213-17 (Standard Test Method for Measurement of Magnetically Induced Torque on Medical Devices in the Magnetic Resonance Environment)
- ASTM F2182-19 (Standard Test Method for Measurement of Radio Frequency Induced Heating On or Near Passive Implants During Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
- ASTM F2119-2013 (Standard Test Method for Evaluation of MR Image Artifacts from Passive Implants) A patient with this device can be scanned safely in an MR system under the conditions as stated in the labeling (Recommended MRI labeling based on the document; American Society of Testing and Materials, International, ASTM F2503-20. Standard Practice for Marking Medical Devices and Other Items for Safety in the Magnetic Resonance Environment. Testing and Labeling Medical Devices for Safety in the Magnetic Resonance (MR)
Environment, Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff, Document issued on May 20, 2021.) No clinical data were included in this submission.
### Conclusions
Based on the data included in this submission, A.B. Dental Implants System is substantially equivalent in indication and design principles to the predicate device indicated above.
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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.