Cleared Traditional

K964775 - ARDENT FUTURA NON GAMMA-2

K964775 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ARDENT FUTURA NON GAMMA-2, manufactured by Ardent Production Development. The device is a Class 2 Dental device with product code EJJ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 54-day FDA review.

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K964775 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ARDENT FUTURA NON GAMMA-2. Classified as Alloy, Amalgam (product code EJJ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Ardent Production Development (Tonawanda, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 10, 1996 after a review of 54 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.3070 - 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 - K964775

510(k) Number K964775 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 17, 1996
Decision Date December 10, 1996
Days to Decision 54 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
73d faster than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 54d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

EJJ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code EJJ Alloy, Amalgam
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.3070
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 - EJJ Alloy, Amalgam

All 45
Devices cleared under the same product code (EJJ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K964775.
PLA-96P
K973086 · Southern Dental Industries, Inc. · Oct 1997
PLS-96P
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ARDENT NON GAMMA-2 70
K964192 · Ardent Production Development · Jan 1997
GALLOY
K955285 · Southern Dental Industries, Inc. · Jan 1996
TYTIN R
K951663 · Kerr Corporation (Danbury) · Jun 1995
TYTIN ADMIX
K951511 · Kerr Corporation (Danbury) · May 1995