510(k) · Cleared
ClearedNitom Locking Facebow
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Russell Samuels Orthodontic Design · DZB Headgear, Extraoral, Orthodontic
Cleared on Dec 22, 2005 after a 97-day review. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).
- Decided
- Dec 22, 2005
- Review
- 97 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- DZB
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).
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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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against? (1)
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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kept off the family tree | K080245 | Nitom Locking Icebow Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
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.
How does its category compare?
All DZB devicesDZB Headgear, Extraoral, Orthodontic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · DZB
1in 2021
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · DZB
Too few DZB 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · DZB
No recall names DZB since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · DZB
1in 2021
MAUDE reports naming product code DZB, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Nitorm Locking facebow is a type of orthodontic facebow used in Orthodontic treatment with a neckstrap or headcap to hold or move the upper back teeth backwards. It has two catches or locks on the inner bow to prevent it accidentally coming out at night.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K052553 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K052553: Nitom Locking Facebow.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K052553
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026