# K131404: Flash AR Penta / Flash AR Penta Quick

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: 3M Deutschland GmbH
- Decided: May 30, 2013 after 15 days
- Product code: ELW (Material, Impression)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.3660
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K812116 (1981). 13 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K974231: Position Penta, Position Penta Quick, Espe GmbH & Co. Kg. (1998) Summary page 1.
- K120438: Flash (Different Materials), 3M Deutschland GmbH (2012) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K133436: Flash AR; Flash AR Quick (2014), 0 descendants of its own
- K133400: Flash Bite (2014), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Impressions for the production of temporary restorations All types of preliminary impressions Impressions of the opposing jaw Impressions for orthodontic models

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K131404
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology