Cleared Traditional

K844670 - KORVIN VITA RADIOPAQUE PLASTIC TEETH

K844670 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for KORVIN VITA RADIOPAQUE PLASTIC TEETH, manufactured by Credent Co.. The device is a Class 2 Dental device with product code ELM cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 129-day FDA review.

K844670 · Credent Co. · Dental device
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K844670 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the KORVIN VITA RADIOPAQUE PLASTIC TEETH. Classified as Denture, Plastic, Teeth (product code ELM), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Credent Co. (Chicago, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 8, 1985 after a review of 129 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.3590 - the FDA dental device regulatory framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Dental review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K844670

510(k) Number K844670 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 30, 1984
Decision Date April 08, 1985
Days to Decision 129 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
1d slower than avg
Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 129d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

ELM Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code ELM Denture, Plastic, Teeth
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.3590
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Dental devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - ELM Denture, Plastic, Teeth

All 36
Devices cleared under the same product code (ELM) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K844670.
VITAPAN ACRYLIC DENTURE TEETH
K914476 · Vident · Mar 1992
DENTURE PLASTIC TEETH,76 ELM
K915276 · Nobelpharma USA, Inc. · Feb 1992
AUSTENAL MODIFIED ACRYLIC DENTURE RESIN
K853160 · Austenal Dental, Inc. · Oct 1985
DELTA TEETH
K831214 · Dentsply Intl. · May 1983
TEETH, DENTURE, PLASTIC
K792245 · Dentsply Intl. · Jan 1980
ANTERIORS AND POSTERIORS, PLASTIC
K780217 · Dentsply Intl. · Mar 1978