# K111853: Angled Tapered Abutment

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Zimmer Dental, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 8, 2011 after 162 days
- Product code: NHA (Abutment, Implant, Dental, Endosseous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.3630
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
8 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 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) NobelActive Multi Unit Abutment: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Tapered Abutment: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K121688: Multi-Unit Abutments with Angulations 17 and 30 for Tapered Implant System (2012), 7 descendants of its own
- K140728: Mpi - Molecular Precision Implant, Cpi - Cylindrical Precision Implant, Opi - One Piece Implant, Dental Abutments and PR (2014), 6 descendants of its own
- K203240: AccelX Abutments (2021), 2 descendants of its own
- K252585: ZENEX Implant System_R-System (2026), 1 descendant of its own
- K161497: Dental Implants and Abutments (2016), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The Angled Tapered Abutment is used for a terminal or intermediate abutment for screw-retained multiple-unit restorations. The 30° Angled Tapered Abutment must be used within 45 degree of parallelism for a splinted restoration. The 15° Angled Tapered Abutment must be used within 30 degrees of parallelism for a splinted restoration.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K111853
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology