510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Post, Root Canal

ELRClass I21 CFR 872.3810510(k) exempt35 decisions since 19802 recalls

FDA lists ELR 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. 35 FDA decisions since 1980. 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K945370, named by 2 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 ELR 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 · ELR

FDA has decided no ELR device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · ELR

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

Recalls per year · ELR

1in 2018

2009: 12018: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ELR

1in 2025

2007: 82008: 52009: 32010: 12011: 42012: 132013: 62014: 302015: 32016: 82017: 12018: 52019: 202020: 22021: 32022: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 30 (2014) · low 0 (2023)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ELR, 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—08
20080—05
20090—13
20100—01
20110—04
20120—013
20130—06
20140—030
20150—03
20160—08
20170—01
20180—15
20190—020
20200—02
20210—03
20220—02
20230—00
20240—01
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — ELR by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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