510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Dispenser, Mercury And/Or Alloy

EHEClass I21 CFR 872.3080510(k) exempt2 decisions since 19770 recalls

FDA lists EHE 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. 2 FDA decisions since 1977. 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 EHE 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 · EHE

FDA has decided no EHE device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · EHE

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

Recalls per year · EHE

No recall names EHE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · EHE

No MAUDE report names EHE since 2007.

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—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — EHE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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