510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Floss, Dental

JESClass I21 CFR 872.6390510(k) exempt62 decisions since 19760 recalls

FDA lists JES 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. 62 FDA decisions since 1976. No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K935440, 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 JES 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 · JES

1in 2009

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

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JES

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

Recalls per year · JES

No recall names JES since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · JES

5in 2025

2007: 12008: 122009: 102010: 12011: 232012: 982013: 752014: 842015: 452016: 432017: 502018: 522019: 522020: 322021: 322022: 82023: 32024: 62025: 5
2007high 98 (2012) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JES, 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—01
20080—012
20091—010
20100—01
20110—023
20120—098
20130—075
20140—084
20150—045
20160—043
20170—050
20180—052
20190—052
20200—032
20210—032
20220—08
20230—03
20240—06
20250—05
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — JES by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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