510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Gutta-Percha

EKMClass I21 CFR 872.3850510(k) exempt23 decisions since 19822 recalls

FDA lists EKM 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. 23 FDA decisions since 1982. 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K832654, 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 EKM 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 · EKM

1in 2008

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

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EKM

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

Recalls per year · EKM

1in 2010

2009: 12010: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EKM

6in 2025

2007: 32008: 22009: 52010: 82011: 22013: 72014: 672015: 82016: 22017: 32018: 32021: 12022: 12025: 6
2007high 67 (2014) · low 0 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EKM, 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—03
20081—02
20090—15
20100—18
20110—02
20120—00
20130—07
20140—067
20150—08
20160—02
20170—03
20180—03
20190—00
20200—00
20210—01
20220—01
20230—00
20240—00
20250—06
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — EKM by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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