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Branemark System Dec 600 Drilling Unit

K974123510(k) TraditionalCleared May 26, 1998204-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3640

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

Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc. · DZE Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form

Cleared on May 26, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K905436 (Nobelpharma USA, Inc., 1991) after a 204-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991.

Decided: May 26, 1998
Review: 204 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DZE
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K905436 (1991). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK905436 Nobelpharma Drilling Equipment Dec 500Nobelpharma USA, Inc. · 1991
This deviceK974123 Branemark System Dec 600 Drilling UnitNobel Biocare Uas, Inc. · 1998

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K905436	Nobelpharma Drilling Equipment Dec 500	Nobelpharma USA, Inc.	1991	—
0 (this device)	K974123	Branemark System Dec 600 Drilling Unit	Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc.	1998	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K974123, 1991–1998Source: 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? (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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K905436	Nobelpharma Drilling Equipment Dec 500 Summary page 1 …Predicate Product The predicate product used in this Premarket Notification is the Branemark System® Drill Equipment DEC 500 handpiece subject to premarket Notification K905436. D. Description of the Device The Nobel Biocare Branemark System® DEC 600 Drilling Unit is intended for use in oral and maxillo…	Nobelpharma USA, Inc.	1991	—

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?

Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All DZE devices

DZE Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DZE

31in 2025

2007high 61 (2008) · low 26 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DZE

184in 2025

2007high 265 (2014) · low 107 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · DZE

1in 2025

2007high 15 (2016) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DZE

465,788in 2025

2007high 537,585 (2023) · low 164 (2009)2025

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

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	43	107	11	225
2008	61	118	4	393
2009	41	110	3	164
2010	34	162	3	360
2011	26	194	0	362
2012	39	174	11	358
2013	42	195	1	391
2014	36	265	7	1,124
2015	36	215	3	2,894
2016	40	219	15	1,116
2017	48	223	4	9,719
2018	41	200	4	12,892
2019	31	231	8	167,016
2020	41	230	0	255,524
2021	34	182	6	479,618
2022	34	243	0	483,224
2023	35	248	0	537,585
2024	40	222	1	473,629
2025	31	184	1	465,788
2026	15	194	2	—

What is it indicated for?

The Nobel Biocare’s Branemark System® DEC 600 Drilling Unit is intended to be used in oral and maxillo facial surgery including placement of the Branemark System endosseous implants. It is intended to be used to drill into the upper or lower jaw to prepare placement of an endosseous fixture, in the treading and mounting of fixtures, while drilling measure and record torque resistance for bone quality, as well as to tighten cover and abutment screws.

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/K974123 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K974123: Branemark System Dec 600 Drilling Unit.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K974123

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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