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Sureflex Files

K951607510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 22, 199598-day reviewClass I21 CFR 872.4565

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

Dentsply Intl. · EKJ Burnisher, Operative

Cleared on Jun 22, 1995 after a 98-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 22, 1995
Review
98 days
Class
Class I
Product code
EKJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK951607 Sureflex FilesDentsply Intl. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK971603 Sterile Sureflex Files and InstrumentsDentsply Intl. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK082325 Apexum AblatorApexum, Ltd. · 2009

Most influential descendants

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  • K971603Sterile Sureflex Files and InstrumentsDentsply Intl. · 1997 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K082325Apexum AblatorApexum, Ltd. · 2009 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K951607Sureflex FilesDentsply Intl.1995—
+1K971603Sterile Sureflex Files and InstrumentsDentsply Intl.1997—
+2K082325Apexum AblatorApexum, Ltd.2009—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
200910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K951607, 1995–2009Source: 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)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K971603Sterile Sureflex Files and InstrumentsDentsply Intl.19971

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, K971603 (Dentsply Intl., 1997) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All EKJ devices

EKJ Burnisher, Operative: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · EKJ

FDA has decided no EKJ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · EKJ

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

Recalls per year · EKJ

No recall names EKJ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · EKJ

2in 2015

2011: 12015: 2
2007high 2 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EKJ, 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. “K951607: Sureflex Files.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K951607

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026