510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Chisel, Bone, Surgical

EMLClass I21 CFR 872.4565510(k) exempt2 decisions since 19820 recalls

FDA lists EML 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. 2 FDA decisions since 1982. No recall names this code.

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 EML 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 · EML

FDA has decided no EML device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · EML

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

Recalls per year · EML

No recall names EML since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · EML

1in 2025

2009: 42010: 22011: 12013: 82014: 52015: 72016: 22018: 22019: 62020: 22023: 12024: 22025: 1
2007high 8 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EML, 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—00
20080—00
20090—04
20100—02
20110—01
20120—00
20130—08
20140—05
20150—07
20160—02
20170—00
20180—02
20190—06
20200—02
20210—00
20220—00
20230—01
20240—02
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — EML by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 872.4565.