510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

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MVLClass U510(k) required36 decisions since 19981 recall

36 FDA decisions since 1998. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 264 days (half between 204 and 287). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K050180, 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 MVL 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 · MVL

1in 2025

2008: 12009: 32010: 42011: 22012: 12013: 22014: 22015: 22017: 42018: 12019: 12020: 22021: 12022: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MVL

227in 2017

2009: 91 days median2010: 79 days median2017: 227 days median
2007high 227 (2017) · low 79 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · MVL

1so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MVL

1in 2025

2009: 12010: 12012: 72013: 52014: 22021: 32022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 7 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MVL, 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
20081—00
200939101
201047901
20112—00
20121—07
20132—05
20142—02
20152—00
20160—00
2017422700
20181—00
20191—00
20202—00
20211—03
20222—01
20230—00
20240—01
20251—01
20262—1—
FIG. 1 — MVL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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