510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Handle, Instrument, Dental

EJBClass I21 CFR 872.4565510(k) exempt8 decisions since 19831 recall

FDA lists EJB 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. 8 FDA decisions since 1983. 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K023367, named by 3 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 EJB 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 · EJB

1in 2014

2014: 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EJB

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

Recalls per year · EJB

1in 2008

2008: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · EJB

1in 2021

2009: 22010: 182011: 62012: 12013: 22014: 22015: 12016: 12019: 12021: 1
2007high 18 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EJB, 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—10
20090—02
20100—018
20110—06
20120—01
20130—02
20141—02
20150—01
20160—01
20170—00
20180—00
20190—01
20200—00
20210—01
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — EJB by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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