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Clearfil Photo Core

K012705510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 11, 200128-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3690

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

Kuraray Medical, Inc. · EBF Material, Tooth Shade, Resin

Cleared on Sep 11, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K882006 (Kuraray Co., 1988) after a 28-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1988. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided: Sep 11, 2001
Review: 28 days
Class: Class II
Product code: EBF
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K882006 (1988). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK882006 Clearfil Photo CoreKuraray Co. · 1988
This deviceK012705 Clearfil Photo CoreKuraray Medical, Inc. · 2001
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK033970 Clearfil Photo Core PLTKuraray Medical, Inc. · 2004

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K033970Clearfil Photo Core PLTKuraray Medical, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K882006	Clearfil Photo Core	Kuraray Co.	1988	—
0 (this device)	K012705	Clearfil Photo Core	Kuraray Medical, Inc.	2001	—
+1	K033970	Clearfil Photo Core PLT	Kuraray Medical, Inc.	2004	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2004	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012705, 1988–2004Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), 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? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K882006	Clearfil Photo Core Summary page 1 …on is to alter the name and address of manufacturer, and not?to intend other changes. The predicate device is as follow. 1. CLEARFIL }z?HOTO CORE by Kuraray Co., Ltd. (K882006) 4. Description for the premérket notification This product is classiﬁéd into Tooth shade resin material, CFR 29 Section 872.369…	Kuraray Co.	1988	—

Also cleared against K882006: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K033970	Clearfil Photo Core PLT	Kuraray Medical, Inc.	2004	0

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

Its one ancestor has no recall.
Of its descendants, K033970 (Kuraray Medical, Inc., 2004) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K882006.

How does its category compare?

All EBF devices

EBF Material, Tooth Shade, Resin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · EBF

15in 2025

2007high 20 (2009) · low 9 (2023)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EBF

43in 2025

2007high 205 (2016) · low 43 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · EBF

1in 2020

2007high 42 (2008) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EBF

1in 2025

2007high 246 (2013) · low 1 (2025)2025

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

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	19	49	1	6
2008	14	79	42	10
2009	20	84	1	8
2010	19	75	6	31
2011	19	81	7	31
2012	11	86	0	62
2013	13	153	0	246
2014	10	112	0	195
2015	17	123	0	119
2016	20	205	0	143
2017	15	108	4	42
2018	15	115	0	8
2019	17	159	2	11
2020	15	190	1	2
2021	13	178	0	2
2022	17	63	0	2
2023	9	87	0	8
2024	18	120	0	5
2025	15	43	0	1
2026	16	59	2	—

What is it indicated for?

CLEARFIL PHOTO CORE is indicated for the following applications:

1) Restoration where a light-curing composite for core build-up is required.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

https://510kreport.com/device/K012705 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K012705: Clearfil Photo Core.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012705

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026