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LC ChromeFlow

K222445510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 6, 2023203-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3690

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

S&C Polymer Silicon- Und Composite Spezialitaten GmbH · EBF Material, Tooth Shade, Resin

Cleared on Mar 6, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K182778 (S&C Polymer Silicon- Und Composite Spezialitaeten GmbH, 2019) and 1 other predicate after a 203-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1999.

Decided: Mar 6, 2023
Review: 203 days
Class: Class II
Product code: EBF
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K993783 (1999). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK993783 Tetric FlowIvoclar North America, Inc. · 1999
This deviceK222445 LC ChromeFlowS&C Polymer Silicon- Und Composite Spezialitaten GmbH · 2023

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K993783	Tetric Flow	Ivoclar North America, Inc.	1999	—
0 (this device)	K222445	LC ChromeFlow	S&C Polymer Silicon- Und Composite Spezialitaten GmbH	2023	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2019	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K222445, 1999–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K182778	LC Glossfill XR Summary page 5 …0049 4121 483 184 Dr. Christian Boettcher March 01% 2023 LC ChromeFlow Tooth Shade Resin Material Material, Tooth Shade, Resin 872.3690 EBF LC GlossFill XR (S&C) K182778 (introduced into the US-Market 2019) Tetric EvoFlow (lvoclar Vivadent) K993783 (introduced into the US-Market 1999) LC Microhyb…	S&C Polymer Silicon- Und Composite Spezialitaeten GmbH	2019	—
*	K993783	Tetric Flow Summary page 5 …th Shade Resin Material Material, Tooth Shade, Resin 872.3690 EBF LC GlossFill XR (S&C) K182778 (introduced into the US-Market 2019) Tetric EvoFlow (lvoclar Vivadent) K993783 (introduced into the US-Market 1999) LC Microhybrid (S&C Polymer) K984484 (introduced into the US-Market 1999) 4. Device descri…	Ivoclar North America, Inc.	1999	—
†	K984484	LC Microhybrid	S & C Polymer GmbH	1999	—

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?

None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All EBF devices

EBF Material, Tooth Shade, Resin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · EBF

15in 2025

2007high 20 (2009) · low 9 (2023)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EBF

43in 2025

2007high 205 (2016) · low 43 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · EBF

1in 2020

2007high 42 (2008) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EBF

1in 2025

2007high 246 (2013) · low 1 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EBF, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	19	49	1	6
2008	14	79	42	10
2009	20	84	1	8
2010	19	75	6	31
2011	19	81	7	31
2012	11	86	0	62
2013	13	153	0	246
2014	10	112	0	195
2015	17	123	0	119
2016	20	205	0	143
2017	15	108	4	42
2018	15	115	0	8
2019	17	159	2	11
2020	15	190	1	2
2021	13	178	0	2
2022	17	63	0	2
2023	9	87	0	8
2024	18	120	0	5
2025	15	43	0	1
2026	16	59	2	—

What is it indicated for?

- Small restorations

- Extended fissure sealings

- Restorations of class III, IV and V

- Lining of cavities

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

https://510kreport.com/device/K222445 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K222445: LC ChromeFlow.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K222445

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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