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Papacarie Duo

K233768510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 18, 2024237-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3260

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

Elevate Oral Care · LBH Varnish, Cavity

Cleared on Jul 18, 2024 as substantially equivalent to K190271 (Largent Health, LLC, 2020) and 1 other predicate after a 237-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1992.

Decided
Jul 18, 2024
Review
237 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LBH
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K915668 (1992). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2012: 1 other ancestorK915668 · Bisco Cavity Cleanser · Bisco, Inc. · 1992K190271 · FiteBac Cavity Cleanser · Largent Health, LLC · 202019901995200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K190271 · FiteBac Cavity Cleanser · Largent Health, LLC · 2020K915668 · Bisco Cavity Cleanser · Bisco, Inc. · 19920
  1. Root · 2 generations backK915668 Bisco Cavity CleanserBisco, Inc. · 1992
  2. 1 generation backK190271 FiteBac Cavity CleanserLargent Health, LLC · 2020
  3. This deviceK233768 Papacarie DuoElevate Oral Care · 2024
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K915668Bisco Cavity CleanserBisco, Inc.1992—
−1K190271FiteBac Cavity CleanserLargent Health, LLC2020—
0 (this device)K233768Papacarie DuoElevate Oral Care2024—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K233768, 1992–2024Source: 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? (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
*K190271FiteBac Cavity Cleanser
Summary page 5
…Cavity Varnish Predicate Devices Predicate Device 510(k) Product Code FiteBac Cavity Cleanser K190271 LBH Clean and Boost Dentin & K120620 KLE Enamel Cleanser D…
Largent Health, LLC2020—
*K120620Clean and Boost
Summary page 5
…510(k) Product Code FiteBac Cavity Cleanser K190271 LBH Clean and Boost Dentin & K120620 KLE Enamel Cleanser Description Papacarie Duo is a light blue colored gel cleanser dispensed fro…
Apex Dental Materials, Inc.2012—

Also cleared against K190271: 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 32 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 27.8 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K190271.

How does its category compare?

All LBH devices

LBH Varnish, Cavity: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LBH

4in 2025

2007: 82008: 62009: 42010: 72011: 32012: 42013: 62014: 62015: 22016: 22019: 22020: 52022: 12023: 32024: 32025: 42026 (partial year): 5
2007high 8 (2007) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LBH

223in 2025

2007: 69 days median2008: 79 days median2009: 69 days median2010: 107 days median2011: 72 days median2012: 83 days median2013: 160 days median2014: 204 days median2020: 256 days median2023: 167 days median2024: 237 days median2025: 223 days median2026 (partial year): 64 days median
2007high 256 (2020) · low 69 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LBH

1in 2019

2014: 32018: 22019: 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LBH

7in 2025

2007: 42008: 32009: 52010: 72011: 82012: 72013: 272014: 402015: 142016: 122017: 112018: 132019: 92020: 102021: 152022: 72023: 82024: 62025: 7
2007high 40 (2014) · low 3 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LBH, 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
200786904
200867903
200946905
2010710707
201137208
201248307
20136160027
20146204340
20152—014
20162—012
20170—011
20180—213
20192—19
20205256010
20210—015
20221—07
2023316708
2024323706
2025422307
20265640—

What is it indicated for?

Papacarie Duo is a gel cleanser intended to clean the interior of a prepared cavity of a tooth prior to self-etch bonding procedures.

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. “K233768: Papacarie Duo.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K233768

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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