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Argenco 77 Type II Dental Gold Alloy

K893385510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 14, 198944-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3060

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

Argen Precious Metals, Inc. · EJT Alloy, Gold-Based Noble Metal

Cleared on Jun 14, 1989 after a 44-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 14, 1989
Review
44 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EJT
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK893385 Argenco 77 Type II Dental Gold AlloyArgen Precious Metals, Inc. · 1989
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK024141 NEO 76Sb Lucius, Inc. · 2003
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK023196 Lucius 76Sb Lucius, Inc. · 2002

Most influential descendants

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  • K024141NEO 76Sb Lucius, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K023196Lucius 76Sb Lucius, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K893385Argenco 77 Type II Dental Gold AlloyArgen Precious Metals, Inc.1989—
+1K024141NEO 76Sb Lucius, Inc.2003—
+1K023196Lucius 76Sb Lucius, Inc.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K893385, 1989–2003Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (2)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K024141NEO 76Sb Lucius, Inc.20030
K023196Lucius 76Sb Lucius, Inc.20020

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?

  • Of its descendants, K024141 (Sb Lucius, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All EJT devices

EJT Alloy, Gold-Based Noble Metal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · EJT

FDA has decided no EJT device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · EJT

Too few EJT 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · EJT

No recall names EJT since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · EJT

1in 2017

2011: 12014: 12016: 12017: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EJT, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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510(k) Report. “K893385: Argenco 77 Type II Dental Gold Alloy.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K893385

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Record history
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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026