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Cleared

ClearCorrect System

K220140510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 5, 2022260-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

Clearcorrect, LLC · NXC Aligner, Sequential

Cleared on Oct 5, 2022 as substantially equivalent to K143630 (Align Technology, Inc., 2015) after a 260-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1978.

Decided
Oct 5, 2022
Review
260 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NXC
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K780619 (1978). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK780619 Preformed Tooth PositionerTp Laboratories, Inc. · 1978
  2. 3 generations backK981095 Align SystemAlign Technology · 1998
  3. 2 generations backK081960 Invisalign SystemAlign Technology · 2008
  4. 1 generation backK143630 Invisalign SystemAlign Technology, Inc. · 2015
  5. This deviceK220140 ClearCorrect SystemClearcorrect, LLC · 2022
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K780619Preformed Tooth PositionerTp Laboratories, Inc.1978—
−3K981095Align SystemAlign Technology1998—
−2K081960Invisalign SystemAlign Technology2008—
−1K143630Invisalign SystemAlign Technology, Inc.2015—
0 (this device)K220140ClearCorrect SystemClearcorrect, LLC2022—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K220140, 1978–2022Source: 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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  1. #1 K220287 Invisalign Systemscore 20.3 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K143630Invisalign System
Summary page 4
…ic plastic bracket (21 CFR 872.5470) Common Name Aligner, Sequential Proprietary Name: ClearCorrect System Predicate Device(s): K143630, Invisalign System, Align Technologies Reference Device(s): K210320, ClearCorrect System, ClearCorrect, LLC…
Align Technology, Inc.2015—
†K210320ClearCorrect SystemClearcorrect, LLC2021—
†K203737Spark Clear Aligner SystemOrmco Corporation2021—

Also cleared against K143630: 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 44 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 10.3 years on median.
  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K143630.

How does its category compare?

All NXC devices

NXC Aligner, Sequential: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, 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?

The ClearCorrect System is indicated for the alignment of teeth during orthodontic treatment of tooth malocclusion.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K220140: ClearCorrect System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K220140

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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