510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Handpiece, Air-Powered, Dental

EFBClass I21 CFR 872.4200510(k) required263 decisions since 19765 recalls

263 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 218 days (half between 124 and 430). 5 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K070663, named by 7 later devices.

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 EFB 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 · EFB

1in 2025

2007: 122008: 72009: 112010: 82011: 42012: 82013: 32014: 72015: 72016: 32017: 72018: 32019: 32020: 52021: 22022: 52023: 42024: 52025: 12026 (partial year): 4
2007high 12 (2007) · low 1 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EFB

209in 2024

2007: 61 days median2008: 97 days median2009: 120 days median2010: 116 days median2011: 168 days median2012: 130 days median2013: 207 days median2014: 200 days median2015: 296 days median2016: 205 days median2017: 246 days median2018: 210 days median2019: 348 days median2020: 259 days median2022: 430 days median2023: 158 days median2024: 209 days median2026 (partial year): 252 days median
2007high 430 (2022) · low 61 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · EFB

No recall names EFB since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · EFB

83in 2025

2007: 132008: 192009: 402010: 782011: 962012: 972013: 612014: 732015: 872016: 1222017: 1532018: 812019: 1172020: 942021: 1232022: 1572023: 1162024: 1042025: 83
2007high 157 (2022) · low 13 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EFB, 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
20071261013
2008797019
200911120040
20108116078
20114168096
20128130097
20133207061
20147200073
20157296087
201632050122
201772460153
20183210081
201933480117
20205259094
20212—0123
202254300157
202341580116
202452090104
20251—083
202642520—
FIG. 1 — EFB by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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