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CompleClear Plastic Orthodontic Bracket and Wire Appliance

K150830510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 26, 2016515-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.5470

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

Oracrew · DYW Bracket, Plastic, Orthodontic

Cleared on Aug 26, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K110796 (Biomers Products, LLC, 2011) and 1 other predicate after a 515-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1985.

Decided
Aug 26, 2016
Review
515 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DYW
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K852179 (1985). 11 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK852179 Ceramic Orthodonit ApplianceGac Intl., Inc. · 1985
  2. 5 generations backK042178 Orthodontic Ceramic BracketsDentsply Intl. · 2004
  3. 4 generations backK082974 Mystique MB Ceramic BracketsDentsply Interntional · 2008
  4. 3 generations backK090454 Allure MB Ceramic BracketsDentsply Interntional · 2009
  5. 2 generations backK092030 Elation MB Metal Reinforced Plastic BracketDentsply Interntional · 2009
  6. 1 generation backK140807 Composite Orthodontic BracketsOrtho Specialties · 2014
  7. This deviceK150830 CompleClear Plastic Orthodontic Bracket and Wire ApplianceOracrew · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K852179Ceramic Orthodonit ApplianceGac Intl., Inc.1985—
−5K042178Orthodontic Ceramic BracketsDentsply Intl.2004—
−4K082974Mystique MB Ceramic BracketsDentsply Interntional2008—
−3K090454Allure MB Ceramic BracketsDentsply Interntional2009—
−2K092030Elation MB Metal Reinforced Plastic BracketDentsply Interntional2009—
−1K140807Composite Orthodontic BracketsOrtho Specialties2014—
0 (this device)K150830CompleClear Plastic Orthodontic Bracket and Wire ApplianceOracrew2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198910
199410
199710
200810
201110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K150830, 1985–2016Source: 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? (2)

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
*K110796Simpliclear Rectangular Orthodontic Wire
Summary page 6
…for Use: CompleClear appliances are intended for use as a clear, plastic bracket and archwire system to provide orthodontic movement of natural teeth. Predicate Device: K110796 Biomers SimpliClear Rectangular Orthodontic Wire and K140807 Ortho Specialties Incorporated Composite Brackets Substantial Equiv…
Biomers Products, LLC2011—
*K140807Composite Orthodontic Brackets
Summary page 6
…ar, plastic bracket and archwire system to provide orthodontic movement of natural teeth. Predicate Device: K110796 Biomers SimpliClear Rectangular Orthodontic Wire and K140807 Ortho Specialties Incorporated Composite Brackets Substantial Equivalence: CompleClear is substantially equivalent to Ortho Spec…
Ortho Specialties2014—

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?

  • The line of descent spans 31 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.2 years on median.
  • None of the 11 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All DYW devices

DYW Bracket, Plastic, Orthodontic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DYW

2in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 22010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 22014: 12016: 32018: 22020: 12025: 2
2007high 3 (2016) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DYW

372in 2016

2016: 372 days median
2007high 372 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · DYW

2in 2011

2011: 2
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DYW

1in 2017

2007: 22014: 42015: 42017: 1
2007high 4 (2014) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DYW, 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
20072—02
20081—00
20092—00
20101—00
20111—20
20121—00
20132—00
20141—04
20150—04
2016337200
20170—01
20182—00
20190—00
20201—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20252—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

CompleClear appliances are intended for use as a clear, plastic bracket and archwire system to provide orthodontic movement of natural teeth.

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. “K150830: CompleClear Plastic Orthodontic Bracket and Wire Appliance.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K150830

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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