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Targis System

K962878510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 25, 199663-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.3690

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

Ivoclar North America, Inc. · EBF Material, Tooth Shade, Resin

Cleared on Sep 25, 1996 after a 63-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 69 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 25, 1996
Review
63 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EBF
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

69 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared1998: 2 descendants cleared2015: 5 descendants cleared2007: 5 descendants cleared2011: 3 descendants cleared2001: 2 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2022: 6 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2019: 5 descendants cleared2023: 4 descendants cleared2024: 4 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2025: 5 descendants cleared2026: 6 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK962878 Targis SystemIvoclar North America, Inc. · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 59 of its ownK992645 SinfonyEspe Dental AG · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 35 of its ownK071131 UNO3M Espe AG Dental Products · 2007
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 34 of its ownK110302 Adhesive Exl-7593M Espe AG · 2011
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 18 of its ownK982164 EsteniaKuraray America, Inc. · 1998
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK012707 EsteniaKuraray Medical, Inc. · 2001

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 21999: 12001: 22003: 12004: 12006: 12007: 52008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 32012: 12013: 12014: 22015: 52016: 22017: 32018: 12019: 52020: 32021: 22022: 62023: 42024: 42025: 52026: 6
1998high 6 (2022) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K992645SinfonyEspe Dental AG · 1999 · cites it directly59descendants
  • K071131UNO3M Espe AG Dental Products · 2007 · 2 generations on35descendants
  • K110302Adhesive Exl-7593M Espe AG · 2011 · 3 generations on34descendants
  • K982164EsteniaKuraray America, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly18descendants
  • K012707EsteniaKuraray Medical, Inc. · 2001 · 2 generations on17descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K962878Targis SystemIvoclar North America, Inc.1996—
+1K992645SinfonyEspe Dental AG1999—
+2K071131UNO3M Espe AG Dental Products2007—
+3K110302Adhesive Exl-7593M Espe AG2011—
+1K982164EsteniaKuraray America, Inc.1998—
+2K012707EsteniaKuraray Medical, Inc.2001—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199820
199910
200120
200310
200410
200610
200750
200810
200910
201010
201130
201210
201310
201420
201550
201620
201730
201810
201950
202030
202120
202260
202340
202440
202550
202660
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K962878, 1996–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (69)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K992645SinfonyEspe Dental AG199959
K982164EsteniaKuraray America, Inc.199818
K982259Chroma Zone Color StainKuraray America, Inc.199815
K042929Estenia C&BKuraray Medical Kurashiki Plant200412

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, K992645 (Espe Dental AG, 1999) has gone furthest, with 59 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All EBF devices

EBF Material, Tooth Shade, Resin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · EBF

15in 2025

2007: 192008: 142009: 202010: 192011: 192012: 112013: 132014: 102015: 172016: 202017: 152018: 152019: 172020: 152021: 132022: 172023: 92024: 182025: 152026 (partial year): 16
2007high 20 (2009) · low 9 (2023)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EBF

43in 2025

2007: 49 days median2008: 79 days median2009: 84 days median2010: 75 days median2011: 81 days median2012: 86 days median2013: 153 days median2014: 112 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 205 days median2017: 108 days median2018: 115 days median2019: 159 days median2020: 190 days median2021: 178 days median2022: 63 days median2023: 87 days median2024: 120 days median2025: 43 days median2026 (partial year): 59 days median
2007high 205 (2016) · low 43 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · EBF

1in 2020

2007: 12008: 422009: 12010: 62011: 72017: 42019: 22020: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 42 (2008) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EBF

1in 2025

2007: 62008: 102009: 82010: 312011: 312012: 622013: 2462014: 1952015: 1192016: 1432017: 422018: 82019: 112020: 22021: 22022: 22023: 82024: 52025: 1
2007high 246 (2013) · low 1 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EBF, 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
2007194916
200814794210
2009208418
20101975631
20111981731
20121186062
2013131530246
2014101120195
2015171230119
2016202050143
201715108442
20181511508
201917159211
20201519012
20211317802
2022176302
202398708
20241812005
2025154301
202616592—
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510(k) Report. “K962878: Targis System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K962878

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026