510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Material, Impression

ELWClass II21 CFR 872.3660510(k) required404 decisions since 197613 recalls

404 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 76 days (half between 60 and 120). 13 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K170736, named by 6 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 ELW 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 · ELW

2in 2025

2007: 72008: 112009: 72010: 52011: 92012: 72013: 52014: 112015: 82016: 72017: 32018: 52019: 22020: 42021: 32022: 72023: 22024: 32025: 22026 (partial year): 3
2007high 11 (2008) · low 2 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ELW

98in 2024

2007: 60 days median2008: 30 days median2009: 43 days median2010: 88 days median2011: 83 days median2012: 87 days median2013: 67 days median2014: 122 days median2015: 93 days median2016: 166 days median2017: 89 days median2018: 126 days median2020: 99 days median2021: 76 days median2022: 60 days median2024: 98 days median2026 (partial year): 268 days median
2007high 268 (2026) · low 30 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · ELW

3in 2016

2010: 12012: 12013: 32016: 3
2007high 3 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ELW

22in 2025

2007: 92008: 172009: 72010: 162011: 152012: 142013: 322014: 352015: 182016: 152017: 172018: 142019: 242020: 82021: 62022: 92023: 132024: 32025: 22
2007high 35 (2014) · low 3 (2024)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ELW, 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
200776009
20081130017
200974307
2010588116
2011983015
2012787114
2013567332
201411122035
2015893018
20167166315
2017389017
20185126014
20192—024
202049908
202137606
202276009
20232—013
202439803
20252—022
202632680—
FIG. 1 — ELW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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