# K994257: Locator Implant Anchor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Zest Anchors, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 17, 2000 after 92 days
- Product code: DZE (Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.3640
- Recalls of this device: 2 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K934668 (1994). 1 ancestor in all.
185 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
0 of 187 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K934668: Zest Implant Anchor Advanced Generation (Dental), Zest Anchors, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K092594: Ace Surgical Secure- Mini Locator Implant System, Model 09-2702-OX, 09-2703-OX, 09-2705-OX (2009), 134 descendants of its own
- K123022: Neodent Implant System (2013), 127 descendants of its own
- K133510: Neodent Implant System (2014), 123 descendants of its own
- K133592: Neodent Implant System, Titamax TI EX Acqua and TI Drive Acqua, Titamax Smart EX Acqua and Drive Smart Acqua, Titamax CM (2014), 109 descendants of its own
- K150367: Neodent Implant System (2015), 89 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jan 16, 2014 · Class II · Z-0935-2014: Zest Anchors, LLC is voluntarily recalling specific lots of LOCATOR Implant Attachment Systems because it is currently provided with a label that indicates that the final torque applied to the abutmen
- Apr 9, 2008 · Not classified · Z-0298-2009: The recall was initiated after the firm discovered through a customer complaint that the Locator Abutments for 5.7 Screw-vent & Compatibles do not fit properly in all sizes of the Zimmer Dental 5.7mm 

## Indications for use
The Locator Implant Anchor abutment for endosseous dental implants is appropriate for use with overdentures or partial dentures retained in whole or in part by endosseous implants in the mandible or maxilla.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K994257
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology