{
  "dataset": "Dental implant brands",
  "description": "Published implant brands with parent company, country of origin, provenance and regulatory records.",
  "version": "2026.07.22",
  "generated": "2026-07-22",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0",
  "licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Dental Implants Guide (https://dental-implants-guide.com)",
  "publisher": "IDAOPS CONSULTING LTD, company number 16927251",
  "claimModel": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/evidence/methodology/",
  "note": "Each spec is a claim object carrying its own kind, sources, confidence and verification date. A manufacturer_claim is the maker’s statement about its own product and is not independent evidence — do not report it as a verified measurement.",
  "count": 40,
  "records": [
    {
      "id": "adin",
      "type": "brand",
      "name": "Adin",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/adin/",
      "aliases": [
        "Adin Dental Implants"
      ],
      "definition": "An Israeli dental implant brand founded in 2001, offering the CloseFit, UNIFIT and zygomatic implant lines.",
      "specs": {
        "manufacturer": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Adin Dental Implants Systems Ltd.",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "adin-about"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Israel",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "adin-about"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "founded": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "2001",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "adin-about"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "positioning": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Range described by line — CloseFit, UNIFIT (internal hex) and a zygomatic implant — with a digital guided-surgery workflow (Adinguide)",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "adin-about"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Israel",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
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        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K252031",
          "holder": "Adin Dental Implant Systems , Ltd.",
          "deviceName": "Adin Long Dental Implant System",
          "date": "2026-03-23",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K250178",
          "holder": "Adin Dental Implant Systems , Ltd.",
          "deviceName": "Adin Customized Abutments",
          "date": "2025-10-17",
          "productCode": "NHA",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Abutment, Implant, Dental, Endosseous (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3630)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K212775",
          "holder": "Adin Dental Implants Systems , Ltd.",
          "deviceName": "Adin Short Implants",
          "date": "2022-07-08",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K081751",
          "holder": "Adin Dental Implants System, Ltd.",
          "deviceName": "ADIN DENTAL IMPLANTS SYSTEM",
          "date": "2008-12-19",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "3007518363",
          "holder": "ADIN DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEMS LTD.",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration — establishment registration",
          "meaning": "Registered device establishment in Israel. Registration records where a device is made or handled; it is not a clearance, an approval, or any assessment of the product.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-registration",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "180 device records",
          "holder": "Adin",
          "authority": "US FDA Global UDI Database (GUDID)",
          "meaning": "Of 100 records we inspected, 100 are supplied sterile, 0 are supplied non-sterile and 0 do not state it. MRI safety labelling: Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information (71); MR Conditional (29). A UDI listing records what the manufacturer declared about the device; it is not a clearance or an approval.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "adin-about",
          "title": "About Adin — Adin Dental Implant Systems",
          "publisher": "Adin Dental Implants Systems Ltd.",
          "url": "https://www.adin-implants.com/about-us/",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-registration",
          "title": "openFDA — Device registrations and listings",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/registrationlisting/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government establishment registration database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
          "title": "openFDA — Device 510(k) clearances database",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/510k/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device clearance database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-udi",
          "title": "openFDA — Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID)",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device identification database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "anthogyr",
      "type": "brand",
      "name": "Anthogyr",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/anthogyr/",
      "aliases": [
        "Anthogyr SAS",
        "Axiom"
      ],
      "definition": "A French implant brand based in Sallanches, wholly owned by the Straumann Group, whose main implant range is Axiom.",
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        "manufacturer": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Straumann Group",
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            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "anthogyr-straumann-2019"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "parentCompany": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Straumann Holding AG",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "France",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "anthogyr-straumann-2019"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "headquarters": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Sallanches, France",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "anthogyr-straumann-2019"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "founded": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "The company began manufacturing dental implants in 1980",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "anthogyr-straumann-2019"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21",
          "note": "The wider Anthogyr business is older; we have not confirmed its original founding date from a primary source"
        },
        "ownership": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Anthogyr SAS is listed at 100% ownership in the Straumann Group’s statutory group-companies table. Straumann took an initial 30% stake in early 2016 and completed full ownership in 2019",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "anthogyr-straumann-2019"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "positioning": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Product families centre on the Axiom implant platform, with bone-level, tissue-level and multi-unit prosthetic options",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "France",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K231072",
          "holder": "Anthogyr",
          "deviceName": "Anthogyr FlexiBase® titanium bases for Axiom® BL",
          "date": "2024-01-04",
          "productCode": "NHA",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Abutment, Implant, Dental, Endosseous (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3630)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K230104",
          "holder": "Anthogyr",
          "deviceName": "Anthogyr AXIOM® BL X3 implants, Anthogyr Multi-Unit components for AXIOM® BL",
          "date": "2023-10-16",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K161177",
          "holder": "Anthogyr Sas",
          "deviceName": "Axiom PX",
          "date": "2017-06-15",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K141450",
          "holder": "Anthogyr Sas",
          "deviceName": "AXIOM 2.8",
          "date": "2014-09-17",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K131066",
          "holder": "Anthogyr Sas",
          "deviceName": "AXIOM REG",
          "date": "2014-02-21",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K101913",
          "holder": "Anthogyr Sas",
          "deviceName": "ANTHOFIT OI, ANTHOFIT HE, OSSFIT AND AXIOM",
          "date": "2011-03-11",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "8020776",
          "holder": "ANTHOGYR",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration — establishment registration",
          "meaning": "Registered device establishment in France. Registration records where a device is made or handled; it is not a clearance, an approval, or any assessment of the product.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-registration",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "77 device records",
          "holder": "Anthogyr",
          "authority": "US FDA Global UDI Database (GUDID)",
          "meaning": "Of 77 records we inspected, 77 are supplied sterile, 0 are supplied non-sterile and 0 do not state it. MRI safety labelling: Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information (77). A UDI listing records what the manufacturer declared about the device; it is not a clearance or an approval.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "straumann-annual-report-2025",
          "title": "Straumann Group Annual Report 2025",
          "publisher": "Straumann Holding AG",
          "url": "https://www.straumann.com/content/dam/media-center/group/en/documents/annual-report/2025/Straumann_AR25.pdf",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Audited annual report, including the statutory list of group companies",
          "publishedDate": "2026",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "anthogyr-straumann-2019",
          "title": "Anthogyr joins the Straumann Group",
          "publisher": "Anthogyr SAS (distributed via GlobeNewswire)",
          "url": "https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/03/12/1751726/0/en/Anthogyr-joins-the-Straumann-Group.html",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Corporate media release",
          "publishedDate": "2019-03-12",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-registration",
          "title": "openFDA — Device registrations and listings",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/registrationlisting/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government establishment registration database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
          "title": "openFDA — Device 510(k) clearances database",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/510k/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device clearance database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-udi",
          "title": "openFDA — Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID)",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device identification database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "astra-tech",
      "type": "brand",
      "name": "Astra Tech Implant System",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/astra-tech/",
      "aliases": [
        "Astra Tech",
        "Astra Tech Implant System EV",
        "Astra Tech Implant System TX"
      ],
      "definition": "The implant brand of Swedish origin now owned by Dentsply Sirona, sold today mainly as the Astra Tech Implant System EV.",
      "specs": {
        "manufacturer": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-brand-index"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-implant-systems"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-mis-acquisition-2016"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "parentCompany": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-10k-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "status": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Current — listed among Dentsply Sirona’s implant systems, in both EV and TX generations",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-brand-index"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-implant-systems"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "founded": {
          "kind": "unknown",
          "reason": "manufacturer_documentation_not_located",
          "note": "Astra Tech originated in Sweden; we have not confirmed a founding date for the implant business from a primary source"
        },
        "positioning": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "The EV implant family is presented as three implant body designs — Astra Tech Implant EV, PrimeTaper EV and OmniTaper EV — sharing a single prosthetic connection, using a site-specific, crown-down approach",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-implant-systems"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K111287",
          "holder": "Astra Tech AB",
          "deviceName": "ASTRA TECH IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2011-09-26",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K101732",
          "holder": "Astra Tech AB",
          "deviceName": "ASTRA TECH IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2011-02-23",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K091239",
          "holder": "Astra Tech AB",
          "deviceName": "ASTRA TECH IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2009-09-22",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K053384",
          "holder": "Astra Tech, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "FIXATURE MICROTHREAD OSSEOSPEED, A COMPONENT OF THE ASTRA TECH IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2006-03-24",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K041492",
          "holder": "Astra Tech, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "ASTRA TECH IMPLANTS - DENTAL SYSTEM",
          "date": "2004-08-09",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K024111",
          "holder": "Astra Tech, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "ASTRA TECH IMPLANTS-DENTAL SYSTEM FIXTURE OSSEOSPEED",
          "date": "2003-06-10",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K002513",
          "holder": "Astra Tech, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "ASTRA TECH IMPLANTS - DENTAL SYSTEM",
          "date": "2001-01-04",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K990304",
          "holder": "Astra Tech, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "MODIFICATION TO ASTRA TECH IMPLANT - DENTAL SYSTEM",
          "date": "1999-07-15",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
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          "number": "K991053",
          "holder": "Astra Tech, Inc.",
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          "date": "1999-06-25",
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          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K974738",
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          "type": "fda_510k",
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          "holder": "Astra Tech, Inc.",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer brand index",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "dentsply-sirona-implant-systems",
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          "sourceType": "Manufacturer product-category page",
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
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          "id": "dentsply-sirona-mis-acquisition-2016",
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        "BEGO",
        "Semados",
        "BEGO Implant Systems"
      ],
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              "sourceId": "bego-company"
            }
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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        },
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          "kind": "unknown",
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        },
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            {
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              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
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        {
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          "sourceType": "Manufacturer product-category page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
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        },
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        "Bicon Dental Implants",
        "Bicon SHORT"
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          "value": "Bicon Dental Implants",
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "sources": [
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              "sourceId": "bicon-patient-information"
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          ],
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
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          "value": "United States",
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            {
              "sourceId": "bicon-patient-information"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "501 Arborway, Boston, Massachusetts, United States",
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            {
              "sourceId": "bicon-patient-information"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "kind": "verified_fact",
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "bicon-history"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "bicon-patient-information"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "A locking-taper implant-to-abutment connection, described by the manufacturer as providing 360 degrees of abutment positioning",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "bicon-history"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "shortImplant": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "The manufacturer states that the 1985 system included 8.0 mm implants, considered very short at the time, with shorter designs introduced subsequently",
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            {
              "sourceId": "bicon-history"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "United States",
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            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
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        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K101849",
          "holder": "Bicon, LLC",
          "deviceName": "BICON DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM 3.0MM BICON DENTAL IMPLANT",
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          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K092035",
          "holder": "Bicon, LLC",
          "deviceName": "BICON IMPLANTS WITH A 2.5MM INTERNAL CONNECTION",
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          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K050408",
          "holder": "Bicon, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BICON ORTHODONTIC IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2005-04-07",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K023705",
          "holder": "Bicon, Inc.",
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          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K994037",
          "holder": "Bicon, Inc.",
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          "date": "2000-01-11",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
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        },
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          "holder": "Bicon, Inc.",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
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          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
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      "sources": [
        {
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          "sourceType": "Manufacturer patient information page",
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer company-history page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
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        },
        {
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        "Bilim İmplant"
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
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          "publisher": "Proimtech Sağlık Ürünleri A.Ş.",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate site",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "implantder-members",
          "title": "Üyelerimiz (Members) — İMPLANTDER",
          "publisher": "Dental İmplant Sanayici ve İş İnsanları Derneği (İMPLANTDER)",
          "url": "https://implantder.org/uyelerimiz",
          "tier": "professional_body",
          "sourceType": "Industry association membership register",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "biohorizons",
      "type": "brand",
      "name": "BioHorizons",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/biohorizons/",
      "aliases": [
        "BioHorizons, Inc.",
        "BioHorizons Camlog"
      ],
      "definition": "A United States implant brand within Henry Schein’s Global Oral Reconstruction Group, known for its Laser-Lok surface treatment.",
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          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Henry Schein, Inc.",
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            {
              "sourceId": "henry-schein-10k-2025"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "biohorizons-camlog-partnership"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "bhcl-brands"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Henry Schein, Inc., Melville, New York",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "henry-schein-10k-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "United States",
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            {
              "sourceId": "biohorizons-history"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "headquarters": {
          "kind": "unknown",
          "reason": "manufacturer_documentation_not_located",
          "note": "BioHorizons states that it manufactures in the United States; we have not confirmed a specific address from a primary source"
        },
        "founded": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "1994, out of research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, by Carl E. Misch, Martha Bidez and Todd Strong",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "biohorizons-history"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "ownership": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Owned by Henry Schein, which acquired BioHorizons in 2014. Since 2016 BioHorizons and Camlog have been operated together under the Global Oral Reconstruction Group, adopting a joint BioHorizons Camlog identity in 2019",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "henry-schein-10k-2025"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "biohorizons-camlog-partnership"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Laser-Lok, a laser-produced microchannel surface treatment applied to the implant collar",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "biohorizons-history"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "availability": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Manufactured in the United States and sold in more than 90 countries",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "biohorizons-history"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        }
      },
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        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K223697",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "MRI compatibility for existing BioHorizons dental implants and abutments",
          "date": "2023-10-13",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K182070",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BioHorizons Tapered IM Implants",
          "date": "2018-10-10",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K172576",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BioHorizons Tapered Short Implants",
          "date": "2017-11-22",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K143022",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BioHorizons Tapered Internal Implants",
          "date": "2015-01-08",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K121787",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BIOHORIZONS TAPERED INTERNAL PLUS IMPLANTS",
          "date": "2012-09-05",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K093321",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BIOHORIZONS LASER-LOK 3.0 IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2010-04-02",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K073282",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BIOHORIZONS SINGLE-STAGE IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2008-02-15",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K073268",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BIOHORIZONS INTERNAL IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2008-02-08",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K071638",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BIOHORIZONS TAPERED INTERNAL IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2007-10-10",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K053152",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BIOHORIZONS SINGLE-STAGE IMPLANT",
          "date": "2005-12-02",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K964330",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM (NAME SUBJECT TO CHANGE)",
          "date": "1997-01-17",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K960026",
          "holder": "BioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "BIOHORIZONS DENTAL IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "1996-03-28",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "351 device records",
          "holder": "BioHorizons",
          "authority": "US FDA Global UDI Database (GUDID)",
          "meaning": "Of 100 records we inspected, 100 are supplied sterile, 0 are supplied non-sterile and 0 do not state it. MRI safety labelling: MR Conditional (81); Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information (19). A UDI listing records what the manufacturer declared about the device; it is not a clearance or an approval.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "henry-schein-10k-2025",
          "title": "Henry Schein, Inc. — Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 27 December 2025",
          "publisher": "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)",
          "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000228/000100022826000013/hsic-20251227.htm",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Statutory annual filing",
          "publishedDate": "2026-02-24",
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "biohorizons-camlog-partnership",
          "title": "Premium Dental Implant Systems from BioHorizons and Camlog",
          "publisher": "BioHorizons, Inc.",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "bhcl-brands",
          "title": "Brands of BioHorizons Camlog Group",
          "publisher": "BioHorizons Camlog Group",
          "url": "https://www.bhclgroup.com/en/brands",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Corporate brand index",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "biohorizons-history",
          "title": "A History of Innovating Dental Implant Solutions — BioHorizons",
          "publisher": "BioHorizons, Inc.",
          "url": "https://www.biohorizons.com/company/history",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer company-history page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
          "title": "openFDA — Device 510(k) clearances database",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
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          "sourceType": "Government device clearance database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-udi",
          "title": "openFDA — Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID)",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device identification database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "name": "BLB",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/blb/",
      "aliases": [
        "Beijing Leiden Biomaterial",
        "BLBIII"
      ],
      "definition": "A Chinese implant brand from Beijing Leiden Biomaterial, studied in peer-reviewed work for its surface treatment.",
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          "value": "Beijing Leiden Biomaterial (BLB)",
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            {
              "sourceId": "yin-2012-blb-coir"
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          ],
          "confidence": "medium",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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            {
              "sourceId": "yin-2012-blb-coir"
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Later-generation BLB implants (BLBIII) used a micro-arc oxidation (MAO) plus electrophoretic-deposition (EPD) surface producing a porous calcium/phosphorus layer, per peer-reviewed animal work; earlier BLBI used a plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite coating",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "yin-2012-blb-coir"
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          ],
          "confidence": "medium",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "diameters": {
          "kind": "unknown",
          "reason": "manufacturer_documentation_not_located"
        },
        "lengths": {
          "kind": "unknown",
          "reason": "manufacturer_documentation_not_located"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "yin-2012-blb-coir",
          "title": "The experimental research on two-generation BLB dental implants — part I: surface modification and osseointegration",
          "publisher": "Clinical Oral Implants Research",
          "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21564304/",
          "tier": "peer_reviewed",
          "sourceType": "Peer-reviewed animal study",
          "publishedDate": "2012",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "id": "bredent-sky",
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      "name": "bredent SKY",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/bredent-sky/",
      "aliases": [
        "SKY",
        "blueSKY",
        "SKY Implant System"
      ],
      "definition": "The SKY dental implant system from Germany’s bredent medical, built on a tube-in-tube connection and marketed since 2002.",
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        "manufacturer": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "bredent medical GmbH & Co. KG",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "bredent-innovations"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "bredent-sky-system"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Germany",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "bredent-innovations"
            }
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          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
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            {
              "sourceId": "bredent-sky-system"
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          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "bredent-sky-system"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [],
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        {
          "id": "bredent-innovations",
          "title": "bredent — Dental Innovations since 1974",
          "publisher": "bredent group GmbH & Co. KG",
          "url": "https://www.bredent-implants.com/bredent-dental-innovations/",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "bredent-sky-system",
          "title": "SKY Implant System",
          "publisher": "bredent medical GmbH & Co. KG",
          "url": "https://www.bredent-implants.com/products-solutions/sky-implant-system/",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer product page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "camlog",
      "type": "brand",
      "name": "CAMLOG",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/camlog/",
      "aliases": [
        "Camlog",
        "CAMLOG Biotechnologies GmbH",
        "CONELOG"
      ],
      "definition": "A Swiss-headquartered implant brand within Henry Schein’s oral reconstruction division, offering the CAMLOG, CONELOG, CERALOG and iSy systems.",
      "specs": {
        "manufacturer": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Henry Schein, Inc.",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "camlog-company"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "henry-schein-10k-2025"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "bhcl-brands"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "parentCompany": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Henry Schein, Inc., Melville, New York",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "henry-schein-10k-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Switzerland, with manufacturing in Germany",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "camlog-worldwide"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "camlog-company"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "headquarters": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "CAMLOG Biotechnologies GmbH, Grosspeteranlage 29, 4052 Basel, Switzerland",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "camlog-worldwide"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "camlog-company"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "founded": {
          "kind": "unknown",
          "reason": "manufacturer_documentation_not_located",
          "note": "No founding year is stated on the company pages we were able to reach"
        },
        "ownership": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Operates under a Henry Schein division that Camlog names the Global Dental Surgical Group and Henry Schein names the Global Oral Reconstruction Group; it has worked with BioHorizons since 2016 as BioHorizons Camlog",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "camlog-company"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "bhcl-about-us"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "henry-schein-10k-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21",
          "note": "The two divisional names appear to describe the same organisation; we have recorded both rather than choose between them"
        },
        "prosthetics": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Product lines are CAMLOG with the Tube-in-Tube connection, CONELOG with a conical connection and platform switching, the CERALOG zirconia line and the reduced-component iSy system",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "camlog-company"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "availability": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Distributed in more than 90 countries; implants are manufactured at ALTATEC GmbH in Wimsheim, Germany",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "camlog-company"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Switzerland",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "3007283751",
          "holder": "CAMLOG Biotechnologies GmbH",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration — establishment registration",
          "meaning": "Registered device establishment in Switzerland. Registration records where a device is made or handled; it is not a clearance, an approval, or any assessment of the product.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-registration",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "camlog-company",
          "title": "Company — CAMLOG",
          "publisher": "CAMLOG Biotechnologies GmbH",
          "url": "https://www.camlog.com/en/company",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "henry-schein-10k-2025",
          "title": "Henry Schein, Inc. — Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 27 December 2025",
          "publisher": "U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)",
          "url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000228/000100022826000013/hsic-20251227.htm",
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          "sourceType": "Statutory annual filing",
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              "sourceId": "fda-k170608-dio-uf2"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k182194-dio-uv-active"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "connection": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Internal connection with a Morse taper",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k182194-dio-uv-active"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "South Korea",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
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        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
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          "holder": "Dio Corporation",
          "deviceName": "UV Active Implant System",
          "date": "2018-12-14",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K070570",
          "holder": "Dio Department Dsi, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "DIO IMPLANT SYSTEM",
          "date": "2008-04-15",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
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        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "3007126709",
          "holder": "DIO Corporation",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration — establishment registration",
          "meaning": "Registered device establishment in South Korea. Registration records where a device is made or handled; it is not a clearance, an approval, or any assessment of the product.",
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "fda-k170608-dio-uf2",
          "title": "FDA 510(k) K170608 — UF(II) Implant System",
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          "url": "https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf17/K170608.pdf",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "510(k) premarket notification",
          "publishedDate": "2018-03-30",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "fda-k182194-dio-uv-active",
          "title": "FDA 510(k) K182194 — UV Active Implant System",
          "publisher": "U.S. Food & Drug Administration",
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          "tier": "regulator",
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          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
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        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-registration",
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          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
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        },
        {
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        }
      ]
    },
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      "aliases": [
        "DTI Implant Systems",
        "DTİ İmplant"
      ],
      "definition": "The dental implant brand of İstanbul-based DTİ İmplant Sistemleri, developed with support from the Turkish research council TÜBİTAK.",
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            {
              "sourceId": "implantder-members"
            }
          ],
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
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          "value": "Turkey",
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            {
              "sourceId": "dti-about"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "implantder-members"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "positioning": {
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dti-about"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "dti-about",
          "title": "Hakkımızda — DTİ İmplant Sistemleri",
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          "url": "https://dtiimplant.com.tr/hakkimizda/",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "implantder-members",
          "title": "Üyelerimiz (Members) — İMPLANTDER",
          "publisher": "Dental İmplant Sanayici ve İş İnsanları Derneği (İMPLANTDER)",
          "url": "https://implantder.org/uyelerimiz",
          "tier": "professional_body",
          "sourceType": "Industry association membership register",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "global-d",
      "type": "brand",
      "name": "Global D",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/global-d/",
      "aliases": [
        "GlobalD"
      ],
      "definition": "The French dental implant brand of Global D, whose ranges include In-Kone, twinKon and EVL.",
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "France",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "globald-legal"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "globald-twinkon"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "positioning": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "globald-twinkon"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "medium",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "globald-legal",
          "title": "Legal Notices — Global D",
          "publisher": "Global D SASU",
          "url": "https://www.globald.com/en/legal-notices/",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer legal/corporate page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "globald-twinkon",
          "title": "twinKon Implant System — Global D",
          "publisher": "Global D SASU",
          "url": "https://www.globald.com/en/implantology/implants-prosthetics/twinkon-implant-system/",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer product page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "hiossen",
      "type": "brand",
      "name": "Hiossen",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/hiossen/",
      "aliases": [
        "Hiossen Implant",
        "Hiossen, Inc."
      ],
      "definition": "The brand under which Osstem Implant sells its implants in the United States, established in Pennsylvania in 2006.",
      "specs": {
        "manufacturer": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Osstem Implant Co., Ltd.",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "hiossen-about-us"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "osstem-europe-about-us"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "parentCompany": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Osstem Implant Co., Ltd., South Korea",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "hiossen-about-us"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "United States",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "hiossen-about-us"
            }
          ],
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "headquarters": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "85 Ben Fairless Drive, Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, United States",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "hiossen-about-us"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "kind": "verified_fact",
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "hiossen-about-us"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "ownership": {
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "hiossen-about-us"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "osstem-europe-about-us"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "United States",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
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          "holder": "Hiossen, Inc.",
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          "productCode": "NHA",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Abutment, Implant, Dental, Endosseous (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3630)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K140934",
          "holder": "Hiossen, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "HIOSSEN IMPLANT SYSTEM",
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          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
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        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K140507",
          "holder": "Osstem Implant Co., Ltd.",
          "deviceName": "HIOSSEN PROSTHETIC SYSTEM",
          "date": "2014-08-20",
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          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "3007135442",
          "holder": "HIOSSEN INC.",
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          "meaning": "Registered device establishment in United States. Registration records where a device is made or handled; it is not a clearance, an approval, or any assessment of the product.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-registration",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "1257 device records",
          "holder": "Hiossen",
          "authority": "US FDA Global UDI Database (GUDID)",
          "meaning": "Of 200 records we inspected, 200 are supplied sterile, 0 are supplied non-sterile and 0 do not state it. MRI safety labelling: Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information (188); MR Conditional (12). A UDI listing records what the manufacturer declared about the device; it is not a clearance or an approval.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
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      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "hiossen-about-us",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "osstem-europe-about-us",
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        },
        {
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
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          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device clearance database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-udi",
          "title": "openFDA — Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID)",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
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          "sourceType": "Government device identification database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "idis",
      "type": "brand",
      "name": "IDIS",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/idis/",
      "aliases": [
        "S-Plant"
      ],
      "definition": "The implant brand of IDIS Co., Ltd. of South Korea, whose product is the S-Plant dental implant system.",
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        "manufacturer": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "IDIS Co., Ltd.",
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            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k221866-idis-s-plant"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
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            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k221866-idis-s-plant"
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k221866-idis-s-plant"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "connection": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k221866-idis-s-plant"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "South Korea",
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            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
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      },
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          "holder": "IDIS CO., LTD.",
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              "sourceId": "implance-catalog-en"
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            {
              "sourceId": "implance-catalog-en"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      },
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "id": "implance-hakkimizda",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
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        },
        {
          "id": "implantder-members",
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          "publisher": "Dental İmplant Sanayici ve İş İnsanları Derneği (İMPLANTDER)",
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          "sourceType": "Industry association membership register",
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "implance-design-spec",
          "title": "Design Specifications — Implance",
          "publisher": "AGS Medikal Ürünleri İth. İhr. Tic. A.Ş.",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer product page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "implance-surface-spec",
          "title": "Surface Specifications — Implance",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer product page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "implance-catalog-en",
          "title": "Implance Dental Implant System — Catalogue (EN)",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer product catalogue (PDF)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
          "title": "openFDA — Device 510(k) clearances database",
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          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device clearance database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      "name": "Implant Direct",
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      "aliases": [
        "Implant Direct Sybron"
      ],
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            },
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
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        },
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "implant-direct-about-us"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "founded": {
          "kind": "unknown",
          "reason": "requires_manual_verification",
          "note": "The company describes nearly 20 years of activity and the launch of its ScrewPlant system, but gives no explicit founding year on the pages we reached"
        },
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              "sourceId": "envista-10k-2025"
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            {
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            },
            {
              "sourceId": "implant-direct-about-us"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        }
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          "type": "fda_510k",
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
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          "holder": "Implant Direct",
          "authority": "US FDA Global UDI Database (GUDID)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
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        {
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          "sourceType": "Statutory annual filing",
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
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        {
          "id": "implant-direct-about-us",
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          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate page",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "envista-specialty-products",
          "title": "Specialty Products & Technology — Envista",
          "publisher": "Envista Holdings Corporation",
          "url": "https://envistaco.com/en/specialty-products-technology",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Corporate website page listing operating companies",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
          "title": "openFDA — Device 510(k) clearances database",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
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          "sourceType": "Government device clearance database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-udi",
          "title": "openFDA — Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID)",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device identification database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "leone",
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      "name": "Leone Implant System",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/leone/",
      "aliases": [
        "Leone",
        "Leone Exacone"
      ],
      "definition": "The Italian dental implant brand of Leone S.p.A., an orthodontic and implant manufacturer near Florence.",
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        "manufacturer": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Leone S.p.A.",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "leone-english"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Italy",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "leone-english"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "positioning": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Implant range added in the early 2000s to a long-standing orthodontic business",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "leone-english"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "medium",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Italy",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
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          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K070483",
          "holder": "Leone S.P.A.",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
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          "holder": "Leone Implant System",
          "authority": "US FDA Global UDI Database (GUDID)",
          "meaning": "Of 100 records we inspected, 31 are supplied sterile, 69 are supplied non-sterile and 0 do not state it. MRI safety labelling: Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information (100). A UDI listing records what the manufacturer declared about the device; it is not a clearance or an approval.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "leone-english",
          "title": "Leone S.p.A. — Orthodontics and Implantology",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Manufacturer corporate site",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-registration",
          "title": "openFDA — Device registrations and listings",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
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          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government establishment registration database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
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          "sourceType": "Government device clearance database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-udi",
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          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device identification database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "name": "Medentika",
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      "aliases": [
        "Medentika GmbH"
      ],
      "definition": "A German brand within the Straumann Group supplying implant prosthetics compatible with other manufacturers’ systems, together with a range of titanium implants.",
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          "value": "Straumann Group",
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            {
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            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-medentika-2016"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "parentCompany": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Straumann Holding AG",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Germany",
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            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-medentika-2016"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "headquarters": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Hügelsheim, Germany",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-medentika-2016"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "founded": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "2005",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-medentika-2016"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "ownership": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Medentika GmbH is listed at 100% ownership in the Straumann Group’s statutory group-companies table. Straumann took a 51% non-controlling stake around 2013, obtained a controlling interest under an agreement signed on 30 November 2016, and consolidated the company from 1 January 2017",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-medentika-2016"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "positioning": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Presented as a provider of attractively priced implant prosthetics for most leading implant and CAD/CAM systems, alongside its own titanium implants and instruments",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-medentika-2016"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Germany",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
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        {
          "type": "other",
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "2 device records",
          "holder": "Medentika",
          "authority": "US FDA Global UDI Database (GUDID)",
          "meaning": "Of 4 records we inspected, 4 are supplied sterile, 0 are supplied non-sterile and 0 do not state it. MRI safety labelling: MR Conditional (4). A UDI listing records what the manufacturer declared about the device; it is not a clearance or an approval.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "straumann-annual-report-2025",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Audited annual report, including the statutory list of group companies",
          "publishedDate": "2026",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "straumann-medentika-2016",
          "title": "Straumann is granted a controlling interest in Medentika",
          "publisher": "Straumann Holding AG",
          "url": "https://www.straumann.com/content/dam/data/media-release/en/2016/b1267927-2e5b-41da-94ec-d95d7ac143d0/Straumann_Medentika_EN.pdf",
          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Corporate media release",
          "publishedDate": "2016-11-30",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-registration",
          "title": "openFDA — Device registrations and listings",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
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          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government establishment registration database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-udi",
          "title": "openFDA — Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID)",
          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "url": "https://open.fda.gov/apis/device/udi/",
          "tier": "regulator",
          "sourceType": "Government device identification database (API)",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-22",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "mis",
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      "name": "MIS",
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        "MIS Implants",
        "MIS Implants Technologies Ltd.",
        "Make It Simple"
      ],
      "definition": "An Israeli implant brand founded in 1995 and acquired by Dentsply Sirona in 2016, positioned in the value segment.",
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          "value": "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.",
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              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-brand-index"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "parentCompany": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-10k-2025"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Israel",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-mis-acquisition-2016"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "headquarters": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Bar Lev, northern Israel",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-mis-acquisition-2016"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "founded": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "1995, in Shlomi, Israel",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-mis-acquisition-2016"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "ownership": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Acquired by Dentsply Sirona under a definitive agreement announced on 27 June 2016; MIS Implants Technologies Ltd. was privately held before the transaction",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-mis-acquisition-2016"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "availability": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "At the time of acquisition, products were sold in more than 65 countries",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-mis-acquisition-2016"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "positioning": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Positioned by Dentsply Sirona in the value segment of the implant market, kept as a distinct brand from the group’s premium lines",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "dentsply-sirona-mis-acquisition-2016"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Israel",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "3004203816",
          "holder": "MIS Implants Technologies Ltd.",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-registration",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "446 device records",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "dentsply-sirona-mis-acquisition-2016",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Corporate media release",
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        },
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        },
        {
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        },
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      ]
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        "Mode Medikal",
        "ImplantKA"
      ],
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
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            {
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            }
          ],
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
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          "kind": "unknown",
          "reason": "manufacturer_documentation_not_located"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "implantder-members",
          "title": "Üyelerimiz (Members) — İMPLANTDER",
          "publisher": "Dental İmplant Sanayici ve İş İnsanları Derneği (İMPLANTDER)",
          "url": "https://implantder.org/uyelerimiz",
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        }
      ]
    },
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      "id": "neobiotech",
      "type": "brand",
      "name": "Neobiotech",
      "url": "https://dental-implants-guide.com/brands/neobiotech/",
      "aliases": [
        "Neo Biotech",
        "CMI",
        "IS-III"
      ],
      "definition": "The implant brand of Neobiotech Co., Ltd. of South Korea, covering the CMI IS-II and IS-III fixture families.",
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          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Neobiotech Co., Ltd.",
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            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k181138-neobiotech-is-iii-active"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "South Korea",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k181138-neobiotech-is-iii-active"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "surface": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "SLA (sandblasted with large grit, acid-etched) on grade-4 commercially pure titanium",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k181138-neobiotech-is-iii-active"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Internal hex",
          "sources": [
            {
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          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "South Korea",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
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        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K232049",
          "holder": "Neobiotech Co., Ltd.",
          "deviceName": "IS-III active Short Implant",
          "date": "2024-03-28",
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          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K190849",
          "holder": "Neobiotech Co., Ltd.",
          "deviceName": "IS-III active System_S-narrow Type",
          "date": "2019-08-14",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
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          "holder": "Neobiotech Co., Ltd.",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
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          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
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          "type": "other",
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
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          "authority": "US FDA Global UDI Database (GUDID)",
          "meaning": "Of 100 records we inspected, 99 are supplied sterile, 1 are supplied non-sterile and 0 do not state it. MRI safety labelling: Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information (100). A UDI listing records what the manufacturer declared about the device; it is not a clearance or an approval.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-udi",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "id": "fda-k181138-neobiotech-is-iii-active",
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
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        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
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          "sourceType": "Government device clearance database (API)",
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        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-udi",
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        }
      ]
    },
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      "id": "neodent",
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      "name": "Neodent",
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      "aliases": [
        "Neodent Grand Morse"
      ],
      "definition": "The Brazilian implant brand wholly owned by the Straumann Group and positioned as its largest global challenger, or value, brand.",
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
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          ],
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
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        },
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            },
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "founded": {
          "kind": "unknown",
          "reason": "requires_manual_verification",
          "note": "Widely reported as 1993, but we have not confirmed this against a primary source"
        },
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              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
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        },
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          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "straumann-annual-report-2025"
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          ],
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
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          "tier": "manufacturer_primary",
          "sourceType": "Audited annual report, including the statutory list of group companies",
          "publishedDate": "2026",
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "neodent-straumann-full-ownership-2015",
          "title": "Straumann increases ownership of Neodent to 100%",
          "publisher": "DentistryIQ",
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          "tier": "trade_publication",
          "sourceType": "Trade press report on a corporate transaction",
          "publishedDate": "2015",
          "accessedDate": "2026-07-21",
          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
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          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
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          "sourceType": "Government device clearance database (API)",
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
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      ]
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    {
      "id": "nobel-biocare",
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      "aliases": [
        "Nobelpharma",
        "Nobel Biocare Services AG"
      ],
      "definition": "The implant brand descended from Per-Ingvar Brånemark’s original titanium implant work, now owned by Envista Holdings.",
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        "manufacturer": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Envista Holdings Corporation",
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            {
              "sourceId": "envista-10k-2025"
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            {
              "sourceId": "envista-specialty-products"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "nobel-biocare-about-us"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "parentCompany": {
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          "value": "Envista Holdings Corporation, Brea, California",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "envista-10k-2025"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "country": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Switzerland",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "nobel-biocare-our-story"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "headquarters": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Zurich, Switzerland, with production in the United States, Sweden and Japan",
          "sources": [
            {
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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          "value": "Nobelpharma was founded in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1981 and renamed Nobel Biocare in 1996; the underlying work is Per-Ingvar Brånemark’s, who placed the first titanium dental implant in 1965",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "nobel-biocare-our-story"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "ownership": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Owned by Envista Holdings. Danaher Corporation completed its acquisition of Nobel Biocare Holding AG on 11 December 2014, taking about 97% of the shares and moving to delist the company from the SIX Swiss Exchange; Envista was formed inside Danaher in 2018 and separated in 2019, taking Nobel Biocare with it",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "danaher-nobel-biocare-completion-2014"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "envista-10k-2025"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "nobel-biocare-about-us"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21",
          "note": "Nobel Biocare’s own timeline dates the Danaher acquisition to 2015; Danaher’s completion release is dated 11 December 2014, with the squeeze-out and delisting following in the first quarter of 2015. The two dates describe different stages of the same transaction."
        },
        "positioning": {
          "kind": "manufacturer_claim",
          "value": "Presented as a leading innovator of implant-based dental restorations, and as the group’s premium implant brand alongside the Implant Direct and Alpha-Bio Tec value businesses",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "nobel-biocare-about-us"
            },
            {
              "sourceId": "envista-specialty-products"
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          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
        "manufacturingCountry": {
          "kind": "verified_fact",
          "value": "Sweden, Netherlands, Switzerland, United States",
          "sources": [
            {
              "sourceId": "openfda-registration"
            }
          ],
          "confidence": "high",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22",
          "note": "Country of the FDA-registered device establishment, which may differ from the brand’s home country."
        }
      },
      "certifications": [
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K252197",
          "holder": "Nobel Biocare AB",
          "deviceName": "Nobel Biocare S Series Implants",
          "date": "2026-02-18",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K212125",
          "holder": "Nobel Biocare AG",
          "deviceName": "Nobel Biocare Dental Implant Systems Portfolio - MR Conditional",
          "date": "2021-09-24",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
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          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K041661",
          "holder": "Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc.",
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          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K922805",
          "holder": "Nobelpharma USA, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "NOBELPHARMA TORQUE CONTROLLER",
          "date": "1993-07-22",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K910611",
          "holder": "Nobelpharma USA, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "NOBELPHARMA CERAONE ABUTMENT SYSTEM",
          "date": "1991-08-16",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K905436",
          "holder": "Nobelpharma USA, Inc.",
          "deviceName": "NOBELPHARMA DRILLING EQUIPMENT DEC 500",
          "date": "1991-03-04",
          "productCode": "DZE",
          "productCodeMeaning": "Implant, Endosseous, Root-Form (Class II, 21 CFR 872.3640)",
          "authority": "US Food and Drug Administration",
          "meaning": "Cleared as substantially equivalent to a predicate device. Not an FDA approval, and not a finding of safety or effectiveness.",
          "sourceId": "openfda-510k",
          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        },
        {
          "type": "other",
          "number": "9611992",
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      ],
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        },
        {
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        }
      ]
    },
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        "Luna",
        "Shinhung MST"
      ],
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k223395-shinhung-luna"
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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            {
              "sourceId": "fda-k172345-warantec-iu"
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          "value": "South Korea",
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            {
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          ],
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        }
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        },
        {
          "type": "fda_510k",
          "number": "K200189",
          "holder": "Shinhung Mst Co., Ltd.",
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        {
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        },
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        {
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        {
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          ],
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        }
      },
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        },
        {
          "id": "openfda-510k",
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          "publisher": "US Food and Drug Administration",
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          "verificationStatus": "reachable"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "Oneplant",
        "IU Implant"
      ],
      "definition": "The implant brand of Warantec Co., Ltd. of South Korea, covering the Oneplant and IU implant systems.",
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        },
        "country": {
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            {
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          "value": "2001",
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          ],
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      },
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      ]
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-22"
        }
      },
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      ]
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            {
              "sourceId": "zimvie-archimed-completion-2025"
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          ],
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          "verifiedAt": "2026-07-21"
        },
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            {
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            {
              "sourceId": "zimvie-archimed-completion-2025"
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            {
              "sourceId": "zimvie-we-are-zimvie"
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            {
              "sourceId": "zimvie-we-are-zimvie"
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