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Duralastic Anatomical Chin Implants

K971478510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 18, 199786-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.3550

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

Allied Biomedical Corp. · FWP Prosthesis, Chin, Internal

Cleared on Jul 18, 1997 after an 86-day review. Our reading found no predicate number; beside “510(k)” the summary reads “K952708”, which our checks could not confirm as its predicate. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 18, 1997
Review
86 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FWP
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK971478 Duralastic Anatomical Chin ImplantsAllied Biomedical Corp. · 1997
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK973575 Duralastic Anatomical Chin ImplantsHanson Medical, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK090803 Hanson Medical Facial ImplantsHanson Medical, Inc. · 2010

Most influential descendants

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  • K973575Duralastic Anatomical Chin ImplantsHanson Medical, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K090803Hanson Medical Facial ImplantsHanson Medical, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K971478Duralastic Anatomical Chin ImplantsAllied Biomedical Corp.1997—
+1K973575Duralastic Anatomical Chin ImplantsHanson Medical, Inc.1997—
+2K090803Hanson Medical Facial ImplantsHanson Medical, Inc.2010—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
201010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K971478, 1997–2010Source: 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
*—Applied Biomedical chin implants
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K973575Duralastic Anatomical Chin ImplantsHanson Medical, Inc.19971

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?

  • Of its descendants, K973575 (Hanson Medical, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FWP devices

FWP Prosthesis, Chin, Internal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FWP

1in 2023

2009: 12012: 12014: 12015: 12016: 22019: 22020: 12023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FWP

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

Recalls per year · FWP

1in 2025

2025: 1
2007high 1 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FWP

17in 2025

2007: 32008: 32009: 52010: 12011: 222012: 62013: 92014: 52015: 82016: 62017: 132018: 72019: 152020: 62021: 132022: 122023: 62024: 102025: 17
2007high 22 (2011) · low 1 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FWP, 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
20070—03
20080—03
20091—05
20100—01
20110—022
20121—06
20130—09
20141—05
20151—08
20162—06
20170—013
20180—07
20192—015
20201—06
20210—013
20220—012
20231—06
20240—010
20250—117
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Duralastic Anatomical Chin Implants are intended to be used to augment or reconstruct the anterior of the mandible for cosmetic or reconstructive surgery.

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. “K971478: Duralastic Anatomical Chin Implants.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971478

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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