FDA product code · Dental
Handpiece, Direct Drive, Ac-Powered
90 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 246 days (half between 179 and 337). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K970339, named by 7 later devices.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of EKX 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 · EKX
5in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · EKX
244in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · EKX
No recall names EKX since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · EKX
9in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code EKX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 186 | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 114 | 0 | 20 |
| 2011 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 0 | 45 |
| 2014 | 3 | 251 | 0 | 102 |
| 2015 | 3 | 178 | 0 | 68 |
| 2016 | 3 | 274 | 0 | 66 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 293 | 0 | 49 |
| 2019 | 3 | 349 | 0 | 56 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 67 |
| 2021 | 5 | 214 | 0 | 79 |
| 2022 | 3 | 359 | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 | 4 | 152 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 4 | 276 | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | 5 | 244 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
Planning a device in EKX? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
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Other codes under 21 CFR 872.4200.