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ELAN 4 Electro Motor System

K203739510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 24, 2021245-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.4310

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

Aesculap, Inc. · HBE Drills, Burrs, Trephines & Accessories (Simple, Powered)

Cleared on Aug 24, 2021 as substantially equivalent to K152960 (Aesculap, Inc., 2016) after a 245-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1994.

Decided
Aug 24, 2021
Review
245 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HBE
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K943589 (1994). 4 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK943589 Stryker Total Performance SystemStryker Corp. · 1994
  2. 2 generations backK053526 Microspeed Uni Motor SystemAesculap, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  3. 1 generation backK152960 ELAN 4 Motor SystemAesculap, Inc. · 2016
  4. This deviceK203739 ELAN 4 Electro Motor SystemAesculap, Inc. · 2021
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K943589Stryker Total Performance SystemStryker Corp.1994—
−2K053526Microspeed Uni Motor SystemAesculap, Inc.20061
−1K152960ELAN 4 Motor SystemAesculap, Inc.2016—
0 (this device)K203739ELAN 4 Electro Motor SystemAesculap, Inc.2021—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K203739, 1994–2021Source: 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
*K152960ELAN 4 Motor System
Summary page 4
…accessories REGULATION NUMBER: 882.4310 PRODUCT CODE: HBE Predicate device Aesculap ELAN 4 Electro Motor System, K152960. Reference device Aesculap Microspeed Uni Motor System, K053526 Indications for Use The ELAN 4 Elect…
Aesculap, Inc.2016—
†K053526Microspeed Uni Motor SystemAesculap, Inc.20061

Also cleared against K152960: 2 other devices →

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 27 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 10.5 years on median.
  • 1 of the 4 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K152960.

How does its category compare?

All HBE devices

HBE Drills, Burrs, Trephines & Accessories (Simple, Powered): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2021, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HBE

6in 2025

2007: 22008: 22011: 22012: 12013: 12014: 22015: 32016: 22017: 22018: 22019: 52021: 62022: 22023: 22025: 62026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2021) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HBE

30in 2025

2015: 155 days median2019: 133 days median2021: 193 days median2025: 30 days median
2007high 193 (2021) · low 30 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · HBE

1in 2024

2008: 472009: 72010: 232011: 12012: 262013: 42016: 72017: 32021: 12023: 32024: 12026 (partial year): 19
2007high 47 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HBE

1,924in 2025

2007: 142008: 142009: 2422010: 4922011: 1,0132012: 1,1462013: 1,5832014: 5592015: 4832016: 8482017: 8482018: 7872019: 8362020: 1,0252021: 1,0472022: 9002023: 9482024: 1,1532025: 1,924
2007high 1,924 (2025) · low 14 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HBE, 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
20072—014
20082—4714
20090—7242
20100—23492
20112—11,013
20121—261,146
20131—41,583
20142—0559
201531550483
20162—7848
20172—3848
20182—0787
201951330836
20200—01,025
2021619311,047
20222—0900
20232—3948
20240—11,153
202563001,924
20261—19—

What is it indicated for?

The ELAN 4 Electro Motor System is intended for high speed cutting, sawing, and drilling of bone in the fields of Spine, ENT, Neuro, and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K203739: ELAN 4 Electro Motor System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K203739

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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