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Era Implant

K021045510(k) AbbreviatedCleared Jun 26, 200286-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

Sterngold · DZE Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form

Cleared on Jun 26, 2002 after an 86-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number. 145 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 26, 2002
Review
86 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DZE
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

145 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 1 descendant cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2014: 5 descendants cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2009: 4 descendants cleared2013: 3 descendants cleared2021: 13 descendants cleared2015: 4 descendants cleared2022: 14 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2020: 12 descendants cleared2024: 14 descendants cleared2018: 6 descendants cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2019: 8 descendants cleared2025: 23 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2023: 17 descendants cleared2026: 12 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK021045 Era ImplantSterngold · 2002
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 144 of its ownK070601 Mini Drive-Lock Dental Implant SystemIntra-Lock International · 2007
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 135 of its ownK073343 Ace Surgical Secure-Mini Implant System, Model 09-270X-XXAce Surgical Supply Co., Inc. · 2008
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 134 of its ownK092594 Ace Surgical Secure- Mini Locator Implant System, Model 09-2702-OX…Ace Surgical Supply Co., Inc. · 2009
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 127 of its ownK123022 Neodent Implant SystemJjgc Industria E Comercio DE Materiais Dentarios S · 2013
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 123 of its ownK133510 Neodent Implant SystemJj Industria E Comercio DE Materiais Dentarios SA · 2014

Showing 5 of 145 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2007: 12008: 22009: 42010: 12012: 32013: 32014: 52015: 42016: 22017: 12018: 62019: 82020: 122021: 132022: 142023: 172024: 142025: 232026: 12
2007high 23 (2025) · low 0 (2011)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 145 · See all
  • K070601Mini Drive-Lock Dental Implant SystemIntra-Lock International · 2007 · cites it directly144descendants
  • K073343Ace Surgical Secure-Mini Implant System, Model 09-270X-XXAce Surgical Supply Co., Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on135descendants
  • K092594Ace Surgical Secure- Mini Locator Implant System, Model 09-2702-OX, 09-2703-OX, 09-2705-OXAce Surgical Supply Co., Inc. · 2009 · 3 generations on134descendants
  • K123022Neodent Implant SystemJjgc Industria E Comercio DE Materiais Dentarios S · 2013 · 2 generations on127descendants
  • K133510Neodent Implant SystemJj Industria E Comercio DE Materiais Dentarios SA · 2014 · 3 generations on123descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K021045Era ImplantSterngold2002—
+1K070601Mini Drive-Lock Dental Implant SystemIntra-Lock International2007—
+2K073343Ace Surgical Secure-Mini Implant System, Model 09-270X-XXAce Surgical Supply Co., Inc.2008—
+3K092594Ace Surgical Secure- Mini Locator Implant System, Model 09-2702-OX…Ace Surgical Supply Co., Inc.2009—
+2K123022Neodent Implant SystemJjgc Industria E Comercio DE Materiais Dentarios S2013—
+3K133510Neodent Implant SystemJj Industria E Comercio DE Materiais Dentarios SA2014—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200710
200820
200940
201010
201230
201330
201450
201540
201620
201710
201860
201980
2020120
2021130
2022140
2023170
2024140
2025230
2026120
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021045, 2002–2026Source: 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?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it? (145)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K070601Mini Drive-Lock Dental Implant SystemIntra-Lock International2007144

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?

  • Of its descendants, K070601 (Intra-Lock International, 2007) has gone furthest, with 144 descendants of its own.

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 ERA Implant is intended for surgical placement in edentulous anterior regions of the maxillary andlor rnandibulaq arch to provide temporary support and permit immediate stability and ongoing fixation of new or existing crown and bridge applications, for full or partial dentures, with minimal invasive surgical intervention.

Sterngoid's ERA Implant is indicated for use as a temporary, when placed between traditional implants to stabifize a denture during healing period.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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https://510kreport.com/device/K021045 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K021045: Era Implant.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021045

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026