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Dental Bone Cutting Instruments

K150796510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 23, 201589-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.4120

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

Synthes (USA) Products, LLC · DZJ Driver, Wire, And Bone Drill, Manual

Cleared on Jun 23, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K082649 (Synthes (Usa), 2009) after an 89-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2009.

Decided
Jun 23, 2015
Review
89 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DZJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K082649 (2009). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K082649 · Synthes 90 Degree Screwdriver · Synthes (Usa) · 20090
  1. Root · 1 generation backK082649 Synthes 90 Degree ScrewdriverSynthes (Usa) · 2009
  2. This deviceK150796 Dental Bone Cutting InstrumentsSynthes (USA) Products, LLC · 2015
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K082649Synthes 90 Degree ScrewdriverSynthes (Usa)2009—
0 (this device)K150796Dental Bone Cutting InstrumentsSynthes (USA) Products, LLC2015—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K150796, 2009–2015Source: 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? (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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K082649Synthes 90 Degree Screwdriver
Summary page 4
…II Product code: DZJ (Driver, Wire, and Bone Drill Manual) 21 CFR 872.4120 PREDICATE DEVICE Synthes 90° Screwdriver K082649 is the primary predicate. Medtronic Sofamor Danek POWEREASE System K123270 is used as a reference device in support of this subm…
Synthes (Usa)2009—
†K123270Powerease SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.2013—

Also cleared against K082649: 2 other devices →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K082649.

How does its category compare?

All DZJ devices

DZJ Driver, Wire, And Bone Drill, Manual: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DZJ

1in 2025

2012: 12014: 12015: 22018: 22019: 12020: 42021: 32022: 32023: 32024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DZJ

142in 2023

2020: 379 days median2021: 403 days median2022: 179 days median2023: 142 days median
2007high 403 (2021) · low 142 (2023)2026

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

Recalls per year · DZJ

1in 2013

2011: 52013: 1
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DZJ

14in 2025

2008: 102009: 1422010: 5172011: 5782012: 6212013: 8092014: 5392015: 182016: 162017: 92018: 82019: 42020: 172021: 222022: 232023: 222024: 132025: 14
2007high 809 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DZJ, 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
20070—00
20080—010
20090—0142
20100—0517
20110—5578
20121—0621
20130—1809
20141—0539
20152—018
20160—016
20170—09
20182—08
20191—04
20204379017
20213403022
20223179023
20233142022
20241—013
20251—014
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Dental Bone Cutting Instruments are nonpowered hand-held devices intended for trauma, reconstruction, or orthognathic procedures to drill or cut into the upper or lower jaw and may be used to prepare bone to insert a wire, pin, or screw.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K150796: Dental Bone Cutting Instruments.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K150796

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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