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3A Dental Implant System

K011879510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 27, 2002438-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3640

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Osseco Biosource, Ltd. · DZE Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form

Cleared on Aug 27, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K993595 (Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc., 2000) and 1 other predicate after a 438-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1990. 223 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 27, 2002
Review
438 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DZE
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K894595 (1990). 11 ancestors in all. 223 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2000: 1 other ancestor1994: 2 other ancestors1998: 1 other ancestor1997: 1 other ancestor1996: 2 other ancestors1993: 1 other ancestor2005: 1 descendant cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2008: 10 descendants cleared2009: 9 descendants cleared2017: 14 descendants cleared2014: 8 descendants cleared2019: 5 descendants cleared2018: 12 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2015: 5 descendants cleared2020: 23 descendants cleared2023: 28 descendants cleared2011: 5 descendants cleared2013: 13 descendants cleared2016: 9 descendants cleared2010: 6 descendants cleared2012: 9 descendants cleared2022: 14 descendants cleared2025: 8 descendants cleared2024: 19 descendants cleared2026: 8 descendants cleared2021: 13 descendants clearedK894595 · Bonefit R Screw Implants · Institut Straumann AG · 1990K984104 · Iti Dental Implant System · Straumann USA · 1999 · recalledK993595 · Nobel Biocare's Modified Surface Implant (Intended for Immediate Loading Upon Placement) · Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc. · 20001990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 6 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 4 descendants3 generations forward: 21 descendants4 generations forward: 43 descendants5 generations forward: 44 descendants6 generations forward: 54 descendants7 generations forward: 33 descendants8 generations forward: 17 descendants9 generations forward: 3 descendants10 generations forward: 1 descendant11 generations forward: 2 descendants K993595 · Nobel Biocare's Modified Surface Implant (Intended for Immediate Loading Upon Placement) · Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc. · 2000K984104 · Iti Dental Implant System · Straumann USA · 1999 · recalledK894595 · Bonefit R Screw Implants · Institut Straumann AG · 19900+5+10
  1. Root · 3 generations backK894595 Bonefit R Screw ImplantsInstitut Straumann AG · 1990
  2. 2 generations backK984104 Iti Dental Implant SystemStraumann USA · 1999 · Recalled
  3. 1 generation backK993595 Nobel Biocare's Modified Surface Implant (Intended for Immediate…Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc. · 2000
  4. This deviceK011879 3A Dental Implant SystemOsseco Biosource, Ltd. · 2002
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 222 of its ownK051576 Avana Dental Implant SystemOsstem Co., Ltd. · 2005
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 211 of its ownK062051 SS SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd. · 2006
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 202 of its ownK063861 GS SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd. · 2007
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 183 of its ownK062030 US SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd. · 2006
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 141 of its ownK073247 US/SS/GS SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd. · 2008

Showing 5 of 223 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2005: 12006: 22007: 22008: 102009: 92010: 62011: 52012: 92013: 132014: 82015: 52016: 92017: 142018: 122019: 52020: 232021: 132022: 142023: 282024: 192025: 82026: 8
2005high 28 (2023) · low 1 (2005)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 223 · See all
  • K051576Avana Dental Implant SystemOsstem Co., Ltd. · 2005 · cites it directly222descendants
  • K062051SS SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd. · 2006 · 2 generations on211descendants
  • K063861GS SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd. · 2007 · 3 generations on202descendants
  • K062030US SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd. · 2006 · 2 generations on183descendants
  • K073247US/SS/GS SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd. · 2008 · 3 generations on141descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K894595Bonefit R Screw ImplantsInstitut Straumann AG1990—
−2K984104Iti Dental Implant SystemStraumann USA19991
−1K993595Nobel Biocare's Modified Surface Implant (Intended for Immediate Loading Upon…Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc.2000—
0 (this device)K0118793A Dental Implant SystemOsseco Biosource, Ltd.2002—
+1K051576Avana Dental Implant SystemOsstem Co., Ltd.2005—
+2K062051SS SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd.2006—
+3K063861GS SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd.2007—
+2K062030US SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd.2006—
+3K073247US/SS/GS SystemOsstem Implant Co., Ltd.2008—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199310
199420
199620
199710
199810
200010

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
200620
200720
2008100
200990
201060
201150
201290
2013130
201480
201550
201690
2017140
2018120
201950
2020230
2021130
2022140
2023280
2024190
202580
202680
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K011879, 1990–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K993595Nobel Biocare's Modified Surface Implant (Intended for Immediate Loading Upon Placement)
Summary page 2
…IT1 Dental Implant Systems Nobel Biocare Implant System K993 595 KO023 74 Indications for Use Design: II Mandible and…
Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc.2000—
*K002374Iti Dental Implant System Monotype ImplantStraumann USA2000—

Also cleared against K993595: 6 other devices →

What descends from it? (223)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K051576Avana Dental Implant SystemOsstem Co., Ltd.2005222

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 12 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.6 years on median.
  • 1 of the 11 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K051576 (Osstem Co., Ltd., 2005) has gone furthest, with 222 descendants of its own.
  • 6 other devices also cite its predicate K993595.

How does its category compare?

All DZE devices

DZE Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DZE

31in 2025

2007: 432008: 612009: 412010: 342011: 262012: 392013: 422014: 362015: 362016: 402017: 482018: 412019: 312020: 412021: 342022: 342023: 352024: 402025: 312026 (partial year): 15
2007high 61 (2008) · low 26 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DZE

184in 2025

2007: 107 days median2008: 118 days median2009: 110 days median2010: 162 days median2011: 194 days median2012: 174 days median2013: 195 days median2014: 265 days median2015: 215 days median2016: 219 days median2017: 223 days median2018: 200 days median2019: 231 days median2020: 230 days median2021: 182 days median2022: 243 days median2023: 248 days median2024: 222 days median2025: 184 days median2026 (partial year): 194 days median
2007high 265 (2014) · low 107 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · DZE

1in 2025

2007: 112008: 42009: 32010: 32012: 112013: 12014: 72015: 32016: 152017: 42018: 42019: 82021: 62024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 15 (2016) · low 0 (2011)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DZE

465,788in 2025

2007: 2252008: 3932009: 1642010: 3602011: 3622012: 3582013: 3912014: 1,1242015: 2,8942016: 1,1162017: 9,7192018: 12,8922019: 167,0162020: 255,5242021: 479,6182022: 483,2242023: 537,5852024: 473,6292025: 465,788
2007high 537,585 (2023) · low 164 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DZE, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20074310711225
2008611184393
2009411103164
2010341623360
2011261940362
20123917411358
2013421951391
20143626571,124
20153621532,894
201640219151,116
20174822349,719
201841200412,892
2019312318167,016
2020412300255,524
2021341826479,618
2022342430483,224
2023352480537,585
2024402221473,629
2025311841465,788
2026151942—

What is it indicated for?

The 3A Dental Implant System is intended for single or multiple surgical implantation (with or without tissue integration) in the maxillary and or mandibular arches for the purpose of providing prosthetic support for dental restorations in partially or totally edentulous individuals. May be used for single tooth restoration.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K011879: 3A Dental Implant System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K011879

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026