510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Accessories, Retractor, Dental

EIFClass I21 CFR 872.4565510(k) exempt4 decisions since 19830 recalls

FDA lists EIF 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. 4 FDA decisions since 1983. 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 EIF 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 · EIF

FDA has decided no EIF device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · EIF

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

Recalls per year · EIF

No recall names EIF since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · EIF

2in 2019

2012: 12014: 22015: 82016: 12017: 12019: 2
2007high 8 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EIF, 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—01
20130—00
20140—02
20150—08
20160—01
20170—01
20180—00
20190—02
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — EIF 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.