510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Setter, Band, Orthodontic

ECRClass I21 CFR 872.4565510(k) exempt3 decisions since 19840 recalls

FDA lists ECR as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 872.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 3 FDA decisions since 1984. No recall names this code.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, dental panel

Twenty years of ECR at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · ECR

FDA has decided no ECR device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · ECR

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

Recalls per year · ECR

No recall names ECR since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · ECR

1in 2022

2017: 12022: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ECR, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—01
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—01
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — ECR by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 872.4565.