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Servotronic EC100 System

K972857510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 16, 1998168-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.4360

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

Medicon EG · HBC Motor, Drill, Electric

Cleared on Jan 16, 1998 after a 168-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Jan 16, 1998
Review
168 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HBC
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK972857 Servotronic EC100 SystemMedicon EG · 1998
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK022986 The Bioplate Battery Powered DrillBioplate, Inc. · 2002

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  • K022986The Bioplate Battery Powered DrillBioplate, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K972857Servotronic EC100 SystemMedicon EG1998—
+1K022986The Bioplate Battery Powered DrillBioplate, Inc.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K972857, 1998–2002Source: 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
*—Aesculap Microtron System
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K022986The Bioplate Battery Powered DrillBioplate, 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, K022986 (Bioplate, Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HBC devices

HBC Motor, Drill, Electric: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HBC

2in 2024

2008: 12009: 12013: 22014: 12016: 12017: 22018: 12019: 12021: 12022: 22024: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HBC

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

Recalls per year · HBC

9in 2022

2010: 12011: 92014: 12022: 9
2007high 9 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HBC

635in 2025

2007: 52008: 62009: 22010: 12011: 12012: 32013: 10,6702014: 2,6432015: 1,9532016: 2,5412017: 2,0792018: 1,7792019: 1,7032020: 1,3042021: 9462022: 7602023: 6632024: 4272025: 635
2007high 10,670 (2013) · low 1 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HBC, 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—05
20081—06
20091—02
20100—11
20110—91
20120—03
20132—010,670
20141—12,643
20150—01,953
20161—02,541
20172—02,079
20181—01,779
20191—01,703
20200—01,304
20211—0946
20222—9760
20230—0663
20242—0427
20250—0635
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

High speed cutting, sawing, drilling, and manipulation of soft tissue and bone in microsurgical procedures including maxillofacial surgery, ENT surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, dental surgery, and neurosurgery.

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. “K972857: Servotronic EC100 System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K972857

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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