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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2016

Sealapex 4

K010940510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 20, 200183-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3820Recalls 1

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. · KIF Resin, Root Canal Filling

Cleared on Jun 20, 2001 after an 83-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 14 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Jun 20, 2001
Review
83 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KIF
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

14 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2016: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2021: 4 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK010940 Sealapex 4Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 12 of its ownK113568 Mta-FillapexPaxmed International · 2012
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 8 of its ownK170175 Endoseal MtaMaruchi · 2018
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK201799 CleaniCalMaruchi · 2021
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK140247 Mta FillapexAngelus Industria DE Productos Odontologicos SA · 2014
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK202015 White ENDOSEAL MTAMaruchi · 2021

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Descendants cleared per year

2012: 12014: 12016: 12018: 22019: 12021: 42022: 32023: 1
2012high 4 (2021) · low 0 (2013)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K113568Mta-FillapexPaxmed International · 2012 · cites it directly12descendants
  • K170175Endoseal MtaMaruchi · 2018 · 2 generations on8descendants
  • K201799CleaniCalMaruchi · 2021 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K140247Mta FillapexAngelus Industria DE Productos Odontologicos SA · 2014 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K202015White ENDOSEAL MTAMaruchi · 2021 · 3 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K010940Sealapex 4Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.2001—
+1K113568Mta-FillapexPaxmed International2012—
+2K170175Endoseal MtaMaruchi2018—
+3K201799CleaniCalMaruchi2021—
+1K140247Mta FillapexAngelus Industria DE Productos Odontologicos SA2014—
+3K202015White ENDOSEAL MTAMaruchi2021—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201210
201410
201610
201820
201910
202140
202230
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K010940, 2001–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (14)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K113568Mta-FillapexPaxmed International201212
K140247Mta FillapexAngelus Industria DE Productos Odontologicos SA20142
K152959Sealapex tubes, Sealapex bulk package, Sealapex Xpress dual-barrel syringesSybron Dental Specialties20161

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Aug 31, 2016Class IIZ-2836-2016Employee errorSybronEndo is recalling the Sealapex Xpress because it was labeled with an incorrect expiration date of 2017-11 while the syringe was labeled with the correct expiration date of 2016-11.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K113568 (Paxmed International, 2012) has gone furthest, with 12 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KIF devices

KIF Resin, Root Canal Filling: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KIF

7in 2025

2007: 22008: 42009: 52010: 52012: 52013: 22014: 102015: 12016: 52017: 32018: 52019: 72020: 32021: 122022: 32023: 72024: 82025: 72026 (partial year): 7
2007high 12 (2021) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KIF

90in 2025

2008: 31 days median2009: 94 days median2010: 75 days median2012: 172 days median2014: 220 days median2016: 212 days median2017: 211 days median2018: 147 days median2019: 252 days median2020: 239 days median2021: 89 days median2022: 152 days median2023: 59 days median2024: 96 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 108 days median
2007high 252 (2019) · low 31 (2008)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KIF

1in 2009

2009: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KIF

55in 2025

2008: 22009: 72010: 102011: 82012: 42013: 792014: 4212015: 152016: 52017: 52018: 132019: 62020: 32021: 92022: 102023: 72024: 102025: 55
2007high 421 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KIF, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20072—00
200843102
200959417
2010575010
20110—08
2012517204
20132—079
2014102200421
20151—015
2016521205
2017321105
20185147013
2019725206
2020323903
2021128909
20223152010
202375907
2024896010
2025790055
202671080—
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510(k) Report. “K010940: Sealapex 4.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K010940

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026