# K050710: Minimaster Ultrasonic Scaler

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: E.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A
- Decided: Mar 30, 2005 after 12 days
- Product code: ELC (Scaler, Ultrasonic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.4850
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K896749 (1990). 4 ancestors in all.
17 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 22 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K992504: Ems Kermit, (Ems Sa) Electro Medical Systems (2000) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K093723: Ems Minimaster Led (2010), 14 descendants of its own
- K110173: Ems Air-Flow Master Piezon (2011), 13 descendants of its own
- K190124: EMS AIRFLOW Prophylaxis Master, EMS AIRFLOW One (2019), 4 descendants of its own
- K132478: Air-Flow Handy 3.0 (2014), 3 descendants of its own
- K151912: AIR-FLOW handy 3.0 PLUS (2016), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The miniMaster is an ultrasonic scaler that is intended for the following: * Removing supra and subgingival calculus deposits and stains from the teeth * Periodontal pocket lavage with simultaneous ultrasonic tip movement * Scaling and root planing * Releasing crowns, bridges, inlays and posts as well as condensing gutta percha * Plugging for amalgam condensation * Amalgam burnishing * Preparing, cleaning, and irrigating root canals * Preparing approximal cavities * Cementing inlays and onlays * Retrograde preparation of root canals

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K050710
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology