Cleared Traditional

K944981 - 3M TEMPCARE LIGHT CURE TEMPORARY SYSTEM

K944981 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for 3M TEMPCARE LIGHT CURE TEMPORARY SYSTEM, manufactured by 3M Company. The device is a Class 2 Dental device with product code EBG cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 56-day FDA review.

K944981 · 3M Company · Dental device
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Dec 1994
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Class 2
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K944981 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the 3M TEMPCARE LIGHT CURE TEMPORARY SYSTEM. Classified as Crown And Bridge, Temporary, Resin (product code EBG), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by 3M Company (Irvine, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 2, 1994 after a review of 56 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.3770 - 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.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K944981

510(k) Number K944981 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 07, 1994
Decision Date December 02, 1994
Days to Decision 56 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
71d faster than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 56d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

EBG Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code EBG Crown And Bridge, Temporary, Resin
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.3770
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 - EBG Crown And Bridge, Temporary, Resin

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Devices cleared under the same product code (EBG) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K944981.
ALPHA-DENT TEMPORARY CROWN AND BRIDGE MATERIAL
K960122 · Wallace A. Erickson & Co. · Feb 1996
BELLEGLASHP
K955331 · Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. · Jan 1996
PROTEMP(R) GARANT
K950203 · Espe GmbH & Co. Kg. · Feb 1995
GC PATTERN RESIN
K942670 · GC America, Inc. · Oct 1994
STRUCTUR 2
K941124 · Voco GmbH · Apr 1994
GC TEMPRON
K935960 · GC America, Inc. · Mar 1994