Cleared Traditional

K891372 - ORTHODONTIC PLASTIC BRACKET

K891372 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ORTHODONTIC PLASTIC BRACKET, manufactured by American Orthodontics. The device is a Class 2 Dental device with product code DYW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 22-day FDA review.

K891372 · American Orthodontics · Dental device
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K891372 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ORTHODONTIC PLASTIC BRACKET. Classified as Bracket, Plastic, Orthodontic (product code DYW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by American Orthodontics (Sheboygan, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 31, 1989 after a review of 22 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.5470 - 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K891372

510(k) Number K891372 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 09, 1989
Decision Date March 31, 1989
Days to Decision 22 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
106d faster than avg
Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 22d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

DYW Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code DYW Bracket, Plastic, Orthodontic
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.5470
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 - DYW Bracket, Plastic, Orthodontic

All 41
Devices cleared under the same product code (DYW) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K891372.
GLENROE PLASTIC BRACKET
K932920 · Glenroe Technologies · Aug 1993
LEE-FISCHER CERAMIC REINFORCED PLASTIC BRACKETS
K900809 · Lee Pharmaceuticals · Jun 1990
SPIRIT
K896913 · Ormco Corp. · Mar 1990
PLASTIC BRACKETS
K874227 · Advanced Orthodontics Systems, Inc. · Dec 1987
UNITEK CERAMIC BRACKET SYSTEM
K861965 · Unitek Corp. · Jun 1986
CERAMIBOND
K802899 · Zulauf, Inc. · Dec 1980
K891372 · ORTHODONTIC PLASTIC BRACKET
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