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Simplant Digital Guide

K193405510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 2, 2020268-day reviewClass I21 CFR 872.3980

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

Dentsply Sirona · NDP Accessories, Implant, Dental, Endosseous

Cleared on Sep 2, 2020 as substantially equivalent to K170849 (Dentsply Sirona, 2017) after a 268-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1993.

Decided
Sep 2, 2020
Review
268 days
Class
Class I
Product code
NDP
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K924630 (1993). 13 ancestors in all, the oldest K924810 (1993). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK924630 Surgicad (TM) View (TM)Surgicad Corp. · 1993
  2. 6 generations backK970617 CT-Modeller SystemMaterialise NV · 1997
  3. 5 generations backK033849 Simplant SystemMaterialise NV · 2004
  4. 4 generations backK053592 Simplant DR. JamesMaterialise NV · 2006
  5. 3 generations backK110300 Simplant 2011Materialise Dental NV · 2011
  6. 2 generations backK113739 Simplant Immediate Smile Dental Care SystemMaterialise Dental NV · 2012
  7. 1 generation backK170849 SIMPLANT GuideDentsply Sirona · 2017
  8. This deviceK193405 Simplant Digital GuideDentsply Sirona · 2020
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K924630Surgicad (TM) View (TM)Surgicad Corp.1993—
−6K970617CT-Modeller SystemMaterialise NV1997—
−5K033849Simplant SystemMaterialise NV2004—
−4K053592Simplant DR. JamesMaterialise NV2006—
−3K110300Simplant 2011Materialise Dental NV2011—
−2K113739Simplant Immediate Smile Dental Care SystemMaterialise Dental NV2012—
−1K170849SIMPLANT GuideDentsply Sirona2017—
0 (this device)K193405Simplant Digital GuideDentsply Sirona2020—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199310
200010
200210
200410
200510
201010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K193405, 1993–2020Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K170849SIMPLANT Guide
Summary page 4
…Predicate Device 510(k) Company Name Name Simplant® Guide K170849 Dentsply Sirona Description of Device: The Simplant® Digital Guide is intended for use i…
Dentsply Sirona2017—

Also cleared against K170849: 1 other device →

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 27 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.0 years on median.
  • 1 of the 13 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K170849.

How does its category compare?

All NDP devices

NDP Accessories, Implant, Dental, Endosseous: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2020, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NDP

1in 2020

2007: 12017: 12019: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NDP

Too few NDP 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · NDP

6in 2021

2008: 12009: 12010: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 52016: 22017: 52018: 42021: 6
2007high 6 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NDP

389in 2025

2007: 12008: 22010: 122011: 252012: 102013: 22014: 412015: 1032016: 962017: 2402018: 2782019: 2622020: 1832021: 2372022: 1882023: 2122024: 2242025: 389
2007high 389 (2025) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NDP, 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
20071—01
20080—12
20090—10
20100—112
20110—025
20120—110
20130—12
20140—141
20150—5103
20160—296
20171—5240
20180—4278
20191—0262
20201—0183
20210—6237
20220—0188
20230—0212
20240—0224
20250—0389
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Simplant® Digital Guide is a surgical guide intended for use in assisting in the placement of dental implants. The Simplant® Digital Guide is designed centrally by the Simplant® planning software and manufactured locally using Formlabs Dental SG resin, Loctite 4304 adhesive, and Formlabs equipment: Form 2 printer, FormWash and FormCure washing and post-curing equipment.

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. “K193405: Simplant Digital Guide.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K193405

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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