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Dental Implant Unit

K242646510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 11, 2025220-day reviewClass I21 CFR 872.4200

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

Guilin Aesthedent Medical Instruments Co., Ltd. · EBW Controller, Foot, Handpiece And Cord

Cleared on Apr 11, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K231845 (Foshan Safety Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., 2024) after a 220-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1996.

Decided
Apr 11, 2025
Review
220 days
Class
Class I
Product code
EBW
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K962071 (1996). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK962071 Spirit S1/S2Pelton & Crane Co. · 1996
  2. 6 generations backK983242 Sirona C8 Dental Operative Unit with AccessoriesSirona Dental Systems GmbH · 1998
  3. 5 generations backK032543 Sirona Dental Systems C8+Dental Operative Unit with AccessoriesSirona Dental Systems GmbH · 2003
  4. 4 generations backK080438 Dental Unit with ChairNorth West Medical Instrument (Group) Co., Ltd. · 2008
  5. 3 generations backK130410 Dental Unit with ChairXianyang North West Medical Instrument (Group) Co. · 2013
  6. 2 generations backK142206 Dental UnitZhuhai Siger Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. · 2015
  7. 1 generation backK231845 Dental unit Model: MareFoshan Safety Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. · 2024
  8. This deviceK242646 Dental Implant UnitGuilin Aesthedent Medical Instruments Co., Ltd. · 2025
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K962071Spirit S1/S2Pelton & Crane Co.1996—
−6K983242Sirona C8 Dental Operative Unit with AccessoriesSirona Dental Systems GmbH1998—
−5K032543Sirona Dental Systems C8+Dental Operative Unit with AccessoriesSirona Dental Systems GmbH2003—
−4K080438Dental Unit with ChairNorth West Medical Instrument (Group) Co., Ltd.2008—
−3K130410Dental Unit with ChairXianyang North West Medical Instrument (Group) Co.2013—
−2K142206Dental UnitZhuhai Siger Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.2015—
−1K231845Dental unit Model: MareFoshan Safety Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.2024—
0 (this device)K242646Dental Implant UnitGuilin Aesthedent Medical Instruments Co., Ltd.2025—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K242646, 1996–2025Source: 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
*K231845Dental unit Model: Mare
Summary page 6
… Classification Product Code: EBW  Regulation Number: 872.4200  Class: Class I  Review Panel: Dental 5. Predicate Device Information:  510(k) Number: K231845  Device Classification Name: Dental Handpiece and Accessories  Sponsor: Guilin Woodpecker Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. …
Foshan Safety Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.2024—

Also cleared against K231845: 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 29 years and passes through 7 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.4 years on median.
  • None of the 7 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K231845.

How does its category compare?

All EBW devices

EBW Controller, Foot, Handpiece And Cord: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · EBW

3in 2025

2009: 52010: 12011: 32012: 12013: 12014: 32015: 12016: 12017: 42018: 12019: 22020: 12021: 22022: 62024: 42025: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 6 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EBW

220in 2025

2009: 112 days median2011: 226 days median2014: 189 days median2017: 227 days median2022: 479 days median2024: 268 days median2025: 220 days median2026 (partial year): 269 days median
2007high 479 (2022) · low 112 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · EBW

1in 2013

2013: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EBW

13in 2025

2009: 162010: 182011: 12012: 52013: 12014: 42015: 132016: 62017: 132018: 462019: 552020: 712021: 572022: 312023: 172024: 142025: 13
2007high 71 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EBW, 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—00
20095112016
20101—018
2011322601
20121—05
20131—11
2014318904
20151—013
20161—06
20174227013
20181—046
20192—055
20201—071
20212—057
20226479031
20230—017
20244268014
20253220013
202632690—

What is it indicated for?

Mechanical drive unit with coolant supply for transmission instruments with ISO 3964 (DIN13940) compatible coupling system, for use in dental surgery, implantology and maxillofacial surgery (CMF) for treatment of dental hard tissue.

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. “K242646: Dental Implant Unit.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K242646

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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