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Vector F Series High-Speed Dental Handpieces

K020113510(k) TraditionalCleared May 17, 2002126-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

Vector Research & Development · EBF Material, Tooth Shade, Resin

Cleared on May 17, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K982593 (Dentalez Group, 1998) and 1 other predicate after a 126-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1976.

Decided: May 17, 2002
Review: 126 days
Class: Class II
Product code: EBF
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K760929 (1976). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK760929 Accutorq IIRitter Co. · 1976
This deviceK020113 Vector F Series High-Speed Dental HandpiecesVector Research & Development · 2002

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K760929	Accutorq II	Ritter Co.	1976	—
0 (this device)	K020113	Vector F Series High-Speed Dental Handpieces	Vector Research & Development	2002	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1998	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K020113, 1976–2002Source: 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? (2)

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
*	K982593	Lube Free Autochuck Turbine with Vortex Air Seal for Use with Star Dental 430 Series… Summary page 1 …andpieces. Classification Name: EFB Common/Usual Name: HANDPIECE, AIR-POWERED, DENTAL . Equivalent legally marketed device: Star Dental 430 Series High Speed Handpiece, K982593 and KaVO 625/634 Handpieces, K760929 . Indications for Use (intended use) The device is an air-powered dental handpiece for use…	Dentalez Group	1998	—
*	K760929	Accutorq II Summary page 1 …ommon/Usual Name: HANDPIECE, AIR-POWERED, DENTAL . Equivalent legally marketed device: Star Dental 430 Series High Speed Handpiece, K982593 and KaVO 625/634 Handpieces, K760929 . Indications for Use (intended use) The device is an air-powered dental handpiece for use by a trained professional in general…	Ritter Co.	1976	—

Also cleared against K982593: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
1 other device also cites its predicate K982593.

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?

The device is an air-powered dental handpiece for use by a trained professional in general dentistry.

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/K020113 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K020113: Vector F Series High-Speed Dental Handpieces.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K020113

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026