510(k) · Cleared
ClearedSimulate, Color Change Alginate
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Cavex Holland BV · ELW Material, Impression
Cleared on Jul 10, 2006 after a 66-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Jul 10, 2006
- Review
- 66 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- ELW
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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.
How does its category compare?
All ELW devicesELW Material, Impression: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · ELW
2in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · ELW
98in 2024
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · ELW
3in 2016
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · ELW
22in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code ELW, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 17 |
| 2009 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 88 | 1 | 16 |
| 2011 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 15 |
| 2012 | 7 | 87 | 1 | 14 |
| 2013 | 5 | 67 | 3 | 32 |
| 2014 | 11 | 122 | 0 | 35 |
| 2015 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 18 |
| 2016 | 7 | 166 | 3 | 15 |
| 2017 | 3 | 89 | 0 | 17 |
| 2018 | 5 | 126 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2020 | 4 | 99 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 76 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 3 | 98 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 0 | 22 |
| 2026 | 3 | 268 | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Simulate, Color Change Alginate is a dental impression material based on alginate. It is used for taking impressions of the oral cavity with the purpose of constructing a gypsum cast that is a copy of the situation in the mouth. It is a general purpose impression material for making study models, first impressions for the construction of individual trays, situation models, orthodonti; impressions etc. Simulate, Color Change Alginate has the special…
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Simulate, Color Change Alginate is a dental impression material based on alginate. It is used for taking impressions of the oral cavity with the purpose of constructing a gypsum cast that is a copy of the situation in the mouth. It is a general purpose impression material for making study models, first impressions for the construction of individual trays, situation models, orthodonti; impressions etc.
Simulate, Color Change Alginate has the special characteristic of being a color-changing alginate: it becomes violet upon contact with water in the mixing bowl, changes to pink indicating the end of the mixing time and then finally changes to white indicating the end of the setting time in the mouth.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.
https://510kreport.com/device/K061267 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K061267: Simulate, Color Change Alginate.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K061267
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- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026