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NEOLab Clear Aligners

K203339510(k) SpecialCleared Jan 6, 202155-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

New England Ortho Lab, Inc. · NXC Aligner, Sequential

Cleared on Jan 6, 2021 as substantially equivalent to K182826 (Sybron Dental Specialties, 2018) after a 55-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1978.

Decided
Jan 6, 2021
Review
55 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NXC
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K780619 (1978). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK780619 Preformed Tooth PositionerTp Laboratories, Inc. · 1978
  2. 4 generations backK981095 Align SystemAlign Technology · 1998
  3. 3 generations backK081960 Invisalign SystemAlign Technology · 2008
  4. 2 generations backK143630 Invisalign SystemAlign Technology, Inc. · 2015
  5. 1 generation backK182826 Ormco Spark Aligner SystemSybron Dental Specialties · 2018
  6. This deviceK203339 NEOLab Clear AlignersNew England Ortho Lab, Inc. · 2021
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K780619Preformed Tooth PositionerTp Laboratories, Inc.1978—
−4K981095Align SystemAlign Technology1998—
−3K081960Invisalign SystemAlign Technology2008—
−2K143630Invisalign SystemAlign Technology, Inc.2015—
−1K182826Ormco Spark Aligner SystemSybron Dental Specialties2018—
0 (this device)K203339NEOLab Clear AlignersNew England Ortho Lab, Inc.2021—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K203339, 1978–2021Source: 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
*K182826Ormco Spark Aligner System
Summary page 4
…ation Name Orthodontic Plastic Bracket Number 21 CFR 872.5470 Product Code NXC Regulatory Class II Primary Predicate K182826, Ormco™ Spark™ Aligner System, Sybron Dental Specialties Device Reference Devices K152086, Ortho System™,…
Sybron Dental Specialties2018—
†K1520863Shape Ortho System3Shape A/S2016—
†K180941Ortho System3Shape A/S2018—

Also cleared against K182826: 4 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?

  • The line of descent spans 43 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 6.9 years on median.
  • None of the 5 ancestors has a recall.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K182826.

How does its category compare?

All NXC devices

NXC Aligner, Sequential: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2021, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NXC

11in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 12012: 22013: 42015: 22016: 12017: 32018: 112019: 162020: 162021: 202022: 192023: 132024: 142025: 112026 (partial year): 5
2007high 20 (2021) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NXC

61in 2025

2013: 124 days median2017: 85 days median2018: 116 days median2019: 182 days median2020: 230 days median2021: 97 days median2022: 137 days median2023: 152 days median2024: 105 days median2025: 61 days median2026 (partial year): 127 days median
2007high 230 (2020) · low 61 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · NXC

2in 2024

2024: 2
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NXC

4,523in 2025

2007: 12008: 52009: 22010: 112011: 592012: 242013: 282014: 272015: 432016: 412017: 472018: 672019: 1272020: 1752021: 9292022: 6052023: 4332024: 8,9912025: 4,523
2007high 8,991 (2024) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NXC, 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
20082—05
20092—02
20101—011
20110—059
20122—024
20134124028
20140—027
20152—043
20161—041
2017385047
201811116067
2019161820127
2020162300175
202120970929
2022191370605
2023131520433
20241410528,991
2025116104,523
202651270—

What is it indicated for?

NEOLab Clear Aligners are indicated for the treatment of tooth malocclusions in patients with permanent dentition (i.e. all second molars). The NEOLab Clear Aligners position teeth through the use of continuous gentle force.

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. “K203339: NEOLab Clear Aligners.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K203339

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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