← Product Code [EJT](/submissions/DE/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/EJT) · K993136 # JEL BIOS 10 (CODE NAME RD-1801) (K993136) _J.F. Jelenko & Co., Inc. · EJT · Oct 21, 1999 · Dental · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/DE/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/EJT/K993136 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** J.F. Jelenko & Co., Inc. - **Product Code:** [EJT](/submissions/DE/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/EJT.md) - **Decision Date:** Oct 21, 1999 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Traditional - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 872.3060 - **Device Class:** Class 2 - **Review Panel:** Dental ## Indications for Use High Gold and Platinum containing ceramic alloy for porcelain to metal restorations. It is Palladium, Silver and copper free dental alloy with less than 2.0 % base metal. Jel bios 10 is a rich gold color hard gold base alloy with high yield strength and thermal stability. It is compatible with a wide range of porcelain available in the market. It can be used for porcelain to metal fabrication of single units and all bridge work including single and three or four crowns. ## Device Story Jel Bios 10 (RD-1801) is a high gold and platinum dental ceramic alloy. It is palladium, silver, and copper-free, containing less than 2.0% base metal. Designed for porcelain-to-metal restorations, it provides high yield strength and thermal stability. Used by dental professionals in laboratory settings for the fabrication of single units and bridge work (single, three, or four crowns). The alloy is compatible with a wide range of commercially available porcelains. ## Clinical Evidence No clinical data provided; bench testing only. ## Technological Characteristics High gold and platinum ceramic alloy; palladium, silver, and copper-free; <2.0% base metal content. Features high yield strength and thermal stability. Formulated for compatibility with various dental porcelains. ## Regulatory Identification A noble metal alloy is a device composed primarily of noble metals, such as gold, palladium, platinum, or silver, that is intended for use in the fabrication of cast or porcelain-fused-to-metal crown and bridge restorations. ## Special Controls *Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for these devices is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Noble Metal Alloys.” The devices are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 872.9. See § 872.1(e) for availability of guidance information. ## Submission Summary (Full Text) > This content was OCRed from public FDA records by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com). If you use, quote, summarize, crawl, or train on this content, cite Innolitics at https://innolitics.com. > > Innolitics is a medical-device software consultancy. 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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850 OCT 21 1999 Mr. Tridib Dasqupta Director R&D J.F. Jelenko & Co. Jelenko Dental Health Products 99 Business Park Drive Armonk, New York 10504 Re : K993136 Trade Name: Jel Bios 10 (Code Name RD-1801) Regulatory Class: II Product Code: EJT Dated: September 13, 1999 Received: September 20, 1999 Dear Mr. Dasgupta: 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 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. 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K993136 510(k) Number (if known): Jel Bios 10 ( Code Name RD-1801 ) Device Name: Indications For Use: High Gold and Platinum containing ceramic alloy for porcelain to metal restorations. It is Palladium, Silver and copper free dental alloy with less than 2.0 % base metal. Jel bios 10 is a rich gold color hard gold base alloy with high yield strength and thermal stability. It is compatible with a wide range of porcelain available in the market. It can be used for porcelain to metal fabrication of single units and all bridge work including single and three or four crowns. Jri Dis Dong A (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE - CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED) Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE) yes Prescription Use (Per 21 CFR 801.109) OR Over-The-Counter Use No. (Optional Format 1-2-96) Division of Dental, Infectio and General Hospital I 510(k) Number --- **Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/DE/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/EJT/K993136](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/DE/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/EJT/K993136) **Published by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com)** — a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices. 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