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Wired Mouth Protector (WMP)

K131396510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 30, 2013138-day reviewClass I21 CFR 872.6890

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

Elba Laboratories, Inc. · PFL Intraoral, Dental Foam Protector

Cleared on Sep 30, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K020009 (Udent, Inc., 2002) after a 138-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1992.

Decided
Sep 30, 2013
Review
138 days
Class
Class I
Product code
PFL
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K924024 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K924024 · Ortho Wax · Heraeus Kulzer, Inc. · 1992K020009 · Brace Eze · Udent, Inc. · 2002199019952000200520102015
  1. Root · 2 generations backK924024 Ortho WaxHeraeus Kulzer, Inc. · 1992
  2. 1 generation backK020009 Brace EzeUdent, Inc. · 2002
  3. This deviceK131396 Wired Mouth Protector (WMP)Elba Laboratories, Inc. · 2013
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K924024Ortho WaxHeraeus Kulzer, Inc.1992—
−1K020009Brace EzeUdent, Inc.2002—
0 (this device)K131396Wired Mouth Protector (WMP)Elba Laboratories, Inc.2013—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K131396, 1992–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · 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
*K020009Brace Eze
Summary page 1
…ctor (WMP) Common Name: Wired Mouth Protector Classification Name: Wax, Dental, !ntraoral; 21 CFR §872.6890 III. PREDICATE DEVICE Brace Eze; K020009 ; Udent, Inc. IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION The Wired Mouth Protector consists of a non-sterile strip of non-latex foam…
Udent, Inc.2002—

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 21 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 11.6 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All PFL devices

PFL Intraoral, Dental Foam Protector: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PFL

1in 2013

2013: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PFL

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

Recalls per year · PFL

No recall names PFL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PFL

No MAUDE report names PFL since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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What is it indicated for?

Provides a soft barrier between wired mouth hardware and oral mucosa to help relieve

discomfort for convalescing oral and maxiflofaclal surgery patients.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K131396: Wired Mouth Protector (WMP).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K131396

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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