510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Bur, Dental

EJLClass I21 CFR 872.3240510(k) exempt27 decisions since 19769 recalls

FDA lists EJL 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. 27 FDA decisions since 1976. 9 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K061383, named by 1 later device.

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 EJL 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 · EJL

1in 2008

2007: 12008: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EJL

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

Recalls per year · EJL

1in 2024

2009: 12018: 12019: 12020: 52024: 1
2007high 5 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EJL

54in 2025

2007: 52008: 322009: 532010: 72011: 82012: 32013: 122014: 62015: 72016: 182017: 192018: 152019: 172020: 72021: 212022: 192023: 92024: 252025: 54
2007high 54 (2025) · low 3 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EJL, 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
20071—05
20081—032
20090—153
20100—07
20110—08
20120—03
20130—012
20140—06
20150—07
20160—018
20170—019
20180—115
20190—117
20200—57
20210—021
20220—019
20230—09
20240—125
20250—054
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — EJL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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