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Benda Wedge

K140144510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 8, 2014167-day reviewClass I21 CFR 872.4565

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

Centrix, Inc. · EJB Handle, Instrument, Dental

Cleared on Jul 8, 2014 after a 167-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

Decided
Jul 8, 2014
Review
167 days
Class
Class I
Product code
EJB
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K140144Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*—Wedge Wands, G-Wedges
Named without a submission number
—
*—Pascord, Siltrax
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 EJB devices

EJB Handle, Instrument, Dental: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · EJB

1in 2014

2014: 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EJB

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

Recalls per year · EJB

1in 2008

2008: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · EJB

1in 2021

2009: 22010: 182011: 62012: 12013: 22014: 22015: 12016: 12019: 12021: 1
2007high 18 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EJB, 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
20080—10
20090—02
20100—018
20110—06
20120—01
20130—02
20141—02
20150—01
20160—01
20170—00
20180—00
20190—01
20200—00
20210—01
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Benda Wedge is an inter-proximal wedge coated with an astringent to be used in combination with other devices to temporarily retain composite or amalgam restorative material as well as to control gingival bleeding during dental restorations.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K140144: Benda Wedge.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K140144

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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