GRAND CERAM

K992023 · Noritake Co., Inc. · EIH · Sep 3, 1999 · Dental

Device Facts

• Record ID: K992023
• Device Name: GRAND CERAM
• Applicant: Noritake Co., Inc.
• Product Code: EIH · Dental
• Decision Date: Sep 3, 1999
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Traditional
• Regulation: 21 CFR 872.6660
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic

Intended Use

For use in prosthetic dentistry to create an all-ceramic prosthesis.

Device Story

Grand Ceram is a dental ceramic material used by dental professionals in a laboratory or clinical setting to fabricate all-ceramic dental prostheses. The material is processed by the dental technician to form crowns, bridges, or other restorations. It serves as a restorative material to replace missing or damaged tooth structure, aiming to restore function and aesthetics for the patient. The device is intended for prescription use only.

Clinical Evidence

No clinical data provided; substantial equivalence is based on the device's intended use and technological characteristics as a dental ceramic material.

Technological Characteristics

All-ceramic dental restorative material. Formulated for use in prosthetic dentistry. Class II device (Product Code: EIH).

Indications for Use

Indicated for use in prosthetic dentistry for the fabrication of all-ceramic dental prostheses.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

Porcelain powder for clinical use is a device consisting of a mixture of kaolin, felspar, quartz, or other substances intended for use in the production of artificial teeth in fixed or removable dentures, of jacket crowns, facings, and veneers. The device is used in prosthetic dentistry by heating the powder mixture to a high temperature in an oven to produce a hard prosthesis with a glass-like finish.

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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Public Health Service

Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

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Noritake Company, Incorporated C/O Ms. Marsha C. Wertzberger Counsel for Noritake Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn 1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20036-5339

Re: K992023 Grand Ceram Trade Name: Requlatory Class: II Product Code: EIH June 15, 1999 Dated: Received: June 16, 1999

Dear Ms. Wertzberger:

We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we 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). 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 (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major requlations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. ਸ substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (QS) for Medical Devices: General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic QS inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory In addition, FDA may publish further announcements action. concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531

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through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or requlations.

This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 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 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at [phone]. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at [phone]. Also, please note the requlation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number [phone] or [phone] or at its internet address

"http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmamain.html".

Sincerely yours,

Timothy A. Ulatowski

Director

Division of Dental, Infection Control, and General Hospital Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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510(k) Number (if known): __

Grand Ceram Device Name:_

Indications For Use:

For use in prosthetic dentistry to create an all-ceramic prosthesis.

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

Susan Runse

(Division Sign-Off) Division of Dental, Infection Control, and General Hospital Devices leagues 510(k) Number

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(Optional Format 3-10-98)

**Prescription Use**
(Per 21 CFR 801.109)