# K032495: The Lifecore Stage-1 Angled Abutment System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 17, 2003 after 35 days
- Product code: DZE (Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.3640
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
181 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 182 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Pre-Angled Post manufactured by Implant Innovations (3i): named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) IT1 Angled Abutment manufactured by Straumann USA: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Stage-1 Abutment System manufactured by Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K101945: Neodent Implant System (2011), 180 descendants of its own
- K123022: Neodent Implant System (2013), 127 descendants of its own
- K133510: Neodent Implant System (2014), 123 descendants of its own
- K133421: Straumann Magellan (TM) Abutment,Protective Cap,Titanium Copings,Gold Chopings,Basal Screw (2014), 115 descendants of its own
- K133592: Neodent Implant System, Titamax TI EX Acqua and TI Drive Acqua, Titamax Smart EX Acqua and Drive Smart Acqua, Titamax CM (2014), 109 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Lifecore Stage-1 Angled Abutment is intended to attach to an endosseous implant and provide support and retention for single or multi-unit (splinted) cement retained restorations in the mandible or maxilla where angle correction is required.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K032495
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology