510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Scaler, Ultrasonic

ELCClass II21 CFR 872.4850510(k) required195 decisions since 19762 recalls

195 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 222 days (half between 106 and 268). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K050895, named by 7 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 ELC 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 · ELC

2in 2025

2007: 62008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 32012: 12013: 132014: 62015: 52016: 32017: 22018: 12019: 42020: 12021: 32022: 22023: 52024: 42025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 13 (2013) · low 1 (2012)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ELC

104in 2024

2007: 92 days median2008: 216 days median2009: 121 days median2010: 201 days median2011: 122 days median2013: 174 days median2014: 193 days median2015: 150 days median2016: 88 days median2019: 192 days median2021: 196 days median2023: 258 days median2024: 104 days median
2007high 258 (2023) · low 88 (2016)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · ELC

2in 2022

2022: 2
2007high 2 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ELC

284in 2025

2007: 122008: 582009: 1082010: 792011: 52012: 32013: 62014: 372015: 1352016: 1692017: 3562018: 2892019: 3022020: 1642021: 1662022: 1652023: 2102024: 2192025: 284
2007high 356 (2017) · low 3 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ELC, 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
2007692012
20084216058
200941210108
20104201079
2011312205
20121—03
20131317406
20146193037
201551500135
20163880169
20172—0356
20181—0289
201941920302
20201—0164
202131960166
20222—2165
202352580210
202441040219
20252—0284
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — ELC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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