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Piezon Built-in Kit, Piezon Built-in Kit LED

K191079510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 16, 2019115-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.4850

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

E.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A · ELC Scaler, Ultrasonic

Cleared on Aug 16, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K132443 (E.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A, 2013) after a 115-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995.

Decided
Aug 16, 2019
Review
115 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ELC
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K953026 (1995). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2010: 1 other ancestorK953026 · Minipiezon · Electro Medical Systems SA · 1995K132443 · Piezon 150 · E.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A · 2013199520002005201020152020
Other ancestors, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor K132443 · Piezon 150 · E.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A · 2013K953026 · Minipiezon · Electro Medical Systems SA · 19950
  1. Root · 2 generations backK953026 MinipiezonElectro Medical Systems SA · 1995
  2. 1 generation backK132443 Piezon 150E.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A · 2013
  3. This deviceK191079 Piezon Built-in Kit, Piezon Built-in Kit LEDE.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A · 2019
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K953026MinipiezonElectro Medical Systems SA1995—
−1K132443Piezon 150E.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A2013—
0 (this device)K191079Piezon Built-in Kit, Piezon Built-in Kit LEDE.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A2019—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K191079, 1995–2019Source: 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
*K132443Piezon 150
Summary page 4
…Ultrasonic scaler (872.4850) Device Class: II Product Code: ELC IV. PREDICATE DEVICES E.M.S. Electro Medical Systems S.A., Piezon 150 (K132443 cleared on 11/22/2013). This predicate has not been subject to a design-related recall. No reference devices we…
E.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A2013—

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 24 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 18.2 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All ELC devices

ELC Scaler, Ultrasonic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · ELC

2in 2025

2007: 62008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 32012: 12013: 132014: 62015: 52016: 32017: 22018: 12019: 42020: 12021: 32022: 22023: 52024: 42025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 13 (2013) · low 1 (2012)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ELC

104in 2024

2007: 92 days median2008: 216 days median2009: 121 days median2010: 201 days median2011: 122 days median2013: 174 days median2014: 193 days median2015: 150 days median2016: 88 days median2019: 192 days median2021: 196 days median2023: 258 days median2024: 104 days median
2007high 258 (2023) · low 88 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · ELC

2in 2022

2022: 2
2007high 2 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ELC

284in 2025

2007: 122008: 582009: 1082010: 792011: 52012: 32013: 62014: 372015: 1352016: 1692017: 3562018: 2892019: 3022020: 1642021: 1662022: 1652023: 2102024: 2192025: 284
2007high 356 (2017) · low 3 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ELC, 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
2007692012
20084216058
200941210108
20104201079
2011312205
20121—03
20131317406
20146193037
201551500135
20163880169
20172—0356
20181—0289
201941920302
20201—0164
202131960166
20222—2165
202352580210
202441040219
20252—0284
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

Scaling:

- Removal of supragingival and subgingival calculus

- Removal of stains

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K191079: Piezon Built-in Kit, Piezon Built-in Kit LED.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K191079

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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