Cleared Traditional

K962743 - PULPDENT SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION

K962743 · Pulpdent Corp. · Dental device

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Aug 1996

Decision

22d

Days

Risk

K962743 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PULPDENT SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTION. Classified as Cleanser, Root Canal (product code KJJ).

Submitted by Pulpdent Corp. (Watertown, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 6, 1996 after a review of 22 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K962743

510(k) Number	K962743 FDA.gov
FDA Decision	Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received	July 15, 1996
Decision Date	August 06, 1996
Days to Decision	22 days
Submission Type	Traditional
Review Panel	Dental (DE)
Summary	Summary PDF
Third-party Review	No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product	No
PCCP Authorized	No

Regulatory Context

Review time vs. panel average

105d faster than avg

Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 22d

Pathway characteristics

Predicate-based equivalence.

KJJ Device Classification - Class 0,

Product Code	KJJ Cleanser, Root Canal
Device Class	-

Regulatory Peers - KJJ Cleanser, Root Canal

All 33

Devices cleared under the same product code (KJJ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K962743.

SMEARCLEAR

K024198 · Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. · Mar 2003

OXY-GLIDE ROOT CANAL CLEANSER & LUB.

K992919 · Super Glide, Inc. · Nov 1999

RCNG: ROOT CANAL NEGOTIATING GEL

K992484 · Jordco, Inc. · Oct 1999

FILE-EZE

K934415 · Ultradent Products, Inc. · Apr 1994

CLEANSER, ROOT CANAL

K802853 · Dentsply Intl. · Dec 1980

FDA 510(k) Resources - Dental

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Manufacturer of K962743

Pulpdent Corp.

Watertown, MA · US

KENNETH J BERK

Regulatory profile

78 submissions 78 cleared

100% clearance rate · Active in Dental

About This 510(k) Record

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Sourced from FDA 510(k) public files . FDA decision: August 6, 1996. Record added to 510k Database: March 2026. Enriched with classification and manufacturer data: July 2026.

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