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Progold Electrocoping System

K980613510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 9, 199819-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

Micro Dental Laboratories · EJT Alloy, Gold-Based Noble Metal

Cleared on Mar 9, 1998 after a 19-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 9, 1998
Review
19 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EJT
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK980613 Progold Electrocoping SystemMicro Dental Laboratories · 1998
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK990670 Helioform Gold-Based AlloyC. Hafner GmbH & Co. · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK032267 R&D Designation AP-052-5Jensen Industries, Inc. · 2003

Most influential descendants

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  • K990670Helioform Gold-Based AlloyC. Hafner GmbH & Co. · 1999 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K032267R&D Designation AP-052-5Jensen Industries, Inc. · 2003 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K980613Progold Electrocoping SystemMicro Dental Laboratories1998—
+1K990670Helioform Gold-Based AlloyC. Hafner GmbH & Co.1999—
+2K032267R&D Designation AP-052-5Jensen Industries, Inc.2003—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K980613, 1998–2003Source: 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 510(k) statement (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?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

What descends from it? (2)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K990670Helioform Gold-Based AlloyC. Hafner GmbH & Co.19991

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, K990670 (C. Hafner GmbH & Co., 1999) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant 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.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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20150—00
20160—01
20170—01
20180—00
20190—00
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20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Fabrication of 24 karat 99.96% pure gold substructure for porcelain fused to metal restorations.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K980613: Progold Electrocoping System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K980613

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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