510(k) Report

FDA product code · Dental

Aligner, Sequential

NXCClass II21 CFR 872.5470510(k) required145 decisions since 19982 recalls

145 FDA decisions since 1998. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 103 days (half between 61 and 225). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K113618, named by 16 later devices.

The device moves the teeth by continuous gentle force for treatment of minor tooth malocclusion.

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 NXC 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 · NXC

11in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 12012: 22013: 42015: 22016: 12017: 32018: 112019: 162020: 162021: 202022: 192023: 132024: 142025: 112026 (partial year): 5
2007high 20 (2021) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NXC

61in 2025

2013: 124 days median2017: 85 days median2018: 116 days median2019: 182 days median2020: 230 days median2021: 97 days median2022: 137 days median2023: 152 days median2024: 105 days median2025: 61 days median2026 (partial year): 127 days median
2007high 230 (2020) · low 61 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · NXC

2in 2024

2024: 2
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NXC

4,523in 2025

2007: 12008: 52009: 22010: 112011: 592012: 242013: 282014: 272015: 432016: 412017: 472018: 672019: 1272020: 1752021: 9292022: 6052023: 4332024: 8,9912025: 4,523
2007high 8,991 (2024) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NXC, 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
20071—01
20082—05
20092—02
20101—011
20110—059
20122—024
20134124028
20140—027
20152—043
20161—041
2017385047
201811116067
2019161820127
2020162300175
202120970929
2022191370605
2023131520433
20241410528,991
2025116104,523
202651270—
FIG. 1 — NXC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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