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GentleWave X

K203302510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 5, 202188-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

Sonendo, Inc. · ELC Scaler, Ultrasonic

Cleared on Feb 5, 2021 as substantially equivalent to K160905 (Sonendo, Inc., 2016) after an 88-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2016.

Decided
Feb 5, 2021
Review
88 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ELC
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K153157 (2016). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK153157 Sonendo Gentle Wave SystemSonendo, Inc. · 2016
  2. 1 generation backK160905 Sonendo GentleWave SystemSonendo, Inc. · 2016
  3. This deviceK203302 GentleWave XSonendo, Inc. · 2021
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K153157Sonendo Gentle Wave SystemSonendo, Inc.2016—
−1K160905Sonendo GentleWave SystemSonendo, Inc.2016—
0 (this device)K203302GentleWave XSonendo, Inc.2021—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K203302, 2016–2021Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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
*K160905Sonendo GentleWave System
Summary page 4
…872.4850 Product Code: ELC Regulatory Class: Class II Predicate Device: Sonendo GentleWave System via K160905 Page 55 Sonendo, Inc. Confidential…
Sonendo, Inc.2016—

Also cleared against K160905: 1 other device →

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 5 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 4.7 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K160905.

How does its category compare?

All ELC devices

ELC Scaler, Ultrasonic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2021, 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?

The Sonendo Gentle Wave X System is intended to prepare, clean, and irrigate teeth indicated for root canal therapy.

When used with the Sonendo Gentle Wave Molar Procedure Instrument or Molar Crossfire™ Procedure Instrument, the System is indicated for 1st and 2nd molar teeth. When used with the Sonendo GentleWave Anterior/Premolar Procedure Instrument, the System is indicated for anterior and premolar teeth. When used with the Sonendo Gentle Wave Premolar Crossfire™ Procedure Instrument, the system is indicated for premolar teeth.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K203302: GentleWave X.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K203302

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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