# K032572: A-Dec/W&H Electric Motor, Model EA-50LT

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: A-Dec, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 3, 2003 after 105 days
- Product code: EBW (Controller, Foot, Handpiece And Cord)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.4200
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
11 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Most influential descendants
- K133776: A-Dec/W&H Electric Handpiece Motor (2014), 10 descendants of its own
- K181858: Electric Handpiece Motor (2019), 4 descendants of its own
- K163131: A-dec NLZ Electric Motor System (2017), 4 descendants of its own
- K213022: CEFLA Dental Micromotors: i-MMr, i-MMr L, i-MMs, i-XR3, i-XR3 L, i-XS4, handy POWER, handy POWER LED, implantor LED (2022), 1 descendant of its own
- K251811: Motor and Apex Module (MaAM) (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The A-dec/W&H Electric Motor kit is a device system comprised of a control unit that drives a DC electric micromotor that is activated by means of a footswitch. It is intended for use in general dental applications such as: cutting a tooth for cavity preparation, crown preparation, crown finishing, inlay, filing, polishing, prophylaxis and endodontic treatment, with use of a straight, right-angle, or contra-angle ISO E-type handpiece attachment of equal speed, gear-reduction speed, or gear-increasing speed.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K032572
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology