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Everstick Post

K030820510(k) TraditionalCleared May 20, 200367-day reviewClass I21 CFR 872.3810

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

Cleared on May 20, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K011788 (Stick Tech, Ltd., 2001) and 1 other predicate after a 67-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2001. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided: May 20, 2003
Review: 67 days
Class: Class I
Product code: ELR
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K003333 (2001). 3 ancestors in all, the oldest K913040 (1991). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK003333 STICKStick Tech, Ltd. · 2001
1 generation backK011788 EverstickStick Tech, Ltd. · 2001
This deviceK030820 Everstick PostStick Tech, Ltd. · 2003
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK060075 Fiber-Metal PostForemost Dental, LLC · 2006

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K060075Fiber-Metal PostForemost Dental, LLC · 2006 · cites it directly0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K003333	STICK	Stick Tech, Ltd.	2001	—
−1	K011788	Everstick	Stick Tech, Ltd.	2001	—
0 (this device)	K030820	Everstick Post	Stick Tech, Ltd.	2003	—
+1	K060075	Fiber-Metal Post	Foremost Dental, LLC	2006	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1991	1	0

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2006	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K030820, 2001–2006Source: 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
*	K011788	Everstick	Stick Tech, Ltd.	2001	—
*	K913040	Ribbond (TM) Summary page 1 …ement for dentistry everStickTMPOST is substantially equivalent to everStickTM,approved under 51O( k) number KO11788 dated November 7, 2001 and Ribbond, approved under K913040 dated October7, 1991. The composition of everStickTMPOST is equal with its predicate device, everStickTM with the same technolo…	Ribbond, Inc.	1991	—

Also cleared against K011788: 7 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
K060075	Fiber-Metal Post	Foremost Dental, LLC	2006	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?

The line of descent spans 2 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 1.5 years on median.
None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
Of its descendants, K060075 (Foremost Dental, LLC, 2006) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
7 other devices also cite its predicate K011788.

How does its category compare?

All ELR devices

ELR Post, Root Canal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · ELR

FDA has decided no ELR device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · ELR

Too few ELR 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · ELR

1in 2018

2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ELR

1in 2025

2007high 30 (2014) · low 0 (2023)2025

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

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Year	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	—	0	8
2008	—	0	5
2009	—	1	3
2010	—	0	1
2011	—	0	4
2012	—	0	13
2013	—	0	6
2014	—	0	30
2015	—	0	3
2016	—	0	8
2017	—	0	1
2018	—	1	5
2019	—	0	20
2020	—	0	2
2021	—	0	3
2022	—	0	2
2023	—	0	0
2024	—	0	1
2025	—	0	1
2026	—	0	—

What is it indicated for?

Intended for use as a fiber reinforced root canal post

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K030820 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K030820: Everstick Post.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K030820

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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