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HU-Friedy Dental Cartridge Syringe

K120659510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 6, 2012246-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.6770

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

Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC · EJI Syringe, Cartridge

Cleared on Nov 6, 2012 after a 246-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

Decided
Nov 6, 2012
Review
246 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EJI
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K120659Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Henke-Sass Wolf Cartridge Syringes (Pre-amendment)
Named without a submission number
—

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 EJI devices

EJI Syringe, Cartridge: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · EJI

1in 2017

2008: 12009: 32012: 22014: 12017: 1
2007high 3 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EJI

78in 2009

2009: 78 days median
2007high 78 (2009)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · EJI

No recall names EJI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · EJI

1in 2025

2008: 22009: 32011: 32012: 52013: 12015: 32016: 12017: 32018: 12021: 12023: 12025: 1
2007high 5 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20081—02
200937803
20100—00
20110—03
20122—05
20130—01
20141—00
20150—03
20160—01
20171—03
20180—01
20190—00
20200—00
20210—01
20220—00
20230—01
20240—00
20250—01
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

These devices are intended for use by dental professionals only. The devices are indicated to be used in conjunction with anesthetic needles and anesthetic cartridges for injection of anesthetic solutions in the oral cavity.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K120659: HU-Friedy Dental Cartridge Syringe.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K120659

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026