Recorded device evidence

Root Apex Locator (K212178): indications, design and recorded evidence

The acquired K212178 file contains product-specific indications and users, design and operating principle, performance evidence actually described sections. Compare these dated manufacturer statements with your own indication and design before commissioning evidence work. They describe this submission; they do not prescribe your testing, validate performance independently or establish a suitable predicate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Computed exact-code research

This decision beside its recorded product-code cohort

The 2021–2025 complete-year cohort contains 7 selected decisions under primary code LQY. 7 have valid reported receipt/decision pairs; 0 pairs are missing or invalid.

No quartiles are displayed: this complete-year cohort has fewer than 20 valid pairs.

The table shows the named decision and up to four latest exact-code research records through 2026-09-27. It can include partial-year records outside the complete-year cohort. The quartiles above use the full stated cohort, not this displayed selection.

Research recordRecorded deviceReceipt → decisionCalendar elapsed daysRecorded submission type
K212178 ↗ · this pageRoot Apex Locator2021-07-12 → 2022-07-20373Traditional
K252224 ↗Apex Locator (FindPex)2025-07-16 → 2026-04-08266Traditional
K242383 ↗Apex Locator2024-08-12 → 2025-03-07207Traditional
K242765 ↗Electronic Apex Locator (Alpha Apex I)2024-09-13 → 2025-01-17126Traditional
K231990 ↗Apex Locator2023-07-05 → 2024-02-13223Traditional

Use this comparison: select a record to investigate, read its actual indications and design, and document differences. A shared code or elapsed period cannot establish its relevance to your device.

Calendar elapsed days are not active FDA review time, a promised schedule or a success probability. The selection includes only the stated recorded decisions, not all applications. Latest records can postdate the named historical decision and are contextual research, not its predicates. Shared codes, summaries and observed records do not prove equivalence, current market availability, buyer applicability or predicate suitability.

Calculation, selection and source versions

Reuse the complete-endpoint exact-primary-code, documented SE-decision cohort and its stated cutoff/window. Retain its type-7 quartiles only when at least 20 valid date pairs are present. Independently subtract the named official record’s receipt date from its decision date; missing or negative pairs remain unknown. Show up to four latest exact-code research records, excluding the named ID. Parent analysis hash, source snapshots and calculation versions are retained.

Calculation: fda-named-decision-cohort-context-1; cutoff 2026-09-27; 0 parent records excluded; units record counts; calendar elapsed days.

Source snapshots: 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002.

Read beyond the decision row

Recorded evidence and differences to investigate

The summary is manufacturer-submitted context hosted by FDA. Negative/no-study statements are preserved. Evidence themes are not binding legal requirements.

Short opening excerpts identify the source sections. Read the linked original for the full study context, negative statements, tables and limitations. Public quotations are limited to 120 words per acquired summary; the internal evidence packet retains exact section ranges for review.

Indications and users

K212178 · PDF page 3 ↗ Source 2

The Root Apex Locator is   used to  detect the apex ofroot canal.This device must only be used in hospital environments,
clinics  or dental offices by qualified dental personnel.

Compare with your product: Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

Design and operating principle

K212178 · PDF page 5 ↗ Source 3

The Root Apex Locator C-ROOT I is a oral equipment used for root canal measurement.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

Performance evidence actually described

K212178 · PDF page 6 ↗ Source 4

Read this statement in the original PDF; no complete statement fits the short excerpt.

Compare with your product: The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

Extraction selection and limits

Select observed whole-line section headings or explicit colon-delimited inline labels on readable PDF pages, including the explicitly documented heading-spacing variants in this parser version. Preserve the original heading, character ranges and layout; do not repair excerpt text. Exclude letter boilerplate and uncertain pages. Stop at observed table headings; do not infer table columns or scalar results from layout text. Multi-column or suspicious split-numeric excerpts are excluded until reviewed alternate extraction is available. Original layout records remain retained; any alternate text has its own extractor-version locator and requires original-page review. For each dimension, prefer usable versioned alternate text where available, selecting its longest usable excerpt; otherwise select the longest usable original-layout excerpt. Ties preserve source order. Bounded to 64 PDF pages and 3,500 characters per section. This is a selection, not a complete dossier analysis.

Excluded extraction items: {}.

Historical references beside dated FDA recognition metadata

Read each mention in the linked original summary, including statements that testing was not performed. Recognition metadata does not determine your testing needs, chosen edition or transition eligibility.

Reference in this historical summaryDesignation in the acquired FDA exportRecognition / entry dateRecorded transition-expiration dateSources
ISO 17665-1
Performance Testing
ISO 17665-1 First edition 2006-08-15
Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 1: Requirements for the development validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
14-333 · Complete
04/04/2016
07/04/2027Summary [4] · Metadata [5]
Read scope and recognition limits ↗
ISO 17665-1
Performance Testing
ANSI AAMI ISO 17665-1:2006/(R)2013
Sterilization of health care products -- Moist heat -- Part 1: Requirements for the development validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices
14-333 · Complete
04/04/2016
07/04/2027Summary [4] · Metadata [6]
Read scope and recognition limits ↗

Prepare for your provider: the proposed protocol/report edition, its justification for your device and the complete current FDA recognition sheet. In particular, inspect exclusions for partial recognition. An edition difference does not automatically make the historical evidence unusable.

Identifier-matching method and selection limits

Match explicit ISO/IEC identifiers in selected preserved summary excerpts to the acquired, count-reconciled FDA metadata export. Preserve the historical edition mention, current snapshot designations, entry dates, recognition extent and any recorded transition-expiration date as separate facts. No title-similarity, edition-equivalence, test-mandate or transition-eligibility inference. At most twenty matched occurrences and thirty metadata rows per reference; wide matches are held for separate review.

1 of 1 matched reference occurrences shown.

Known facts and deciding inputs

Known context: US. Confirm the organisation’s role, relevant activities and markets against the cited criteria.

Source factRecorded valueWhat to check
510(k) identifierK212178 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Generic device categoryRoot Apex Locator [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded applicantFoshan Coxo Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
FDA product codeLQY [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Decision date2022-07-20 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded decision codeSESE [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Submission typeTraditional [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Receipt date2021-07-12 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.

Prepare a differences and evidence worksheet

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Indications and users — what differs in our product?

    Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

    Useful evidence: Our proposed indication, user/population and use environment beside this exact recorded indication.

  2. Design and operating principle — what differs in our product?

    Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

    Useful evidence: Design description, materials/components, accessory list and a differences matrix.

  3. Performance evidence actually described — what differs in our product?

    The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

    Useful evidence: The cited narrative and full tables, underlying protocols/results and a reviewed comparison with the proposed product.

  4. Which edition and recognition limits would our provider rely on?

    Compare each historical reference below with the dated FDA metadata. Ask the specialist to justify the applicable scope and selected edition, read the complete supplementary sheet for partial-recognition exclusions, and investigate any recorded transition conditions. A difference in editions does not automatically make the earlier study unusable.

    Useful evidence: Proposed protocol/report edition, dated FDA recognition sheet with scope/exclusions, and a documented edition/transition rationale for the actual device.

Work packages and dependencies

What needs to happen first

Questions for providers

Sources and data dates

Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.

FDA openFDA — 510(k) decision records ↗

2026-10-05 · retrieved 2026-10-06

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D01 · snapshot 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002

  • [1] device-510k-0001-of-0001.json:results[54631] · record f4f4dbf9afe4e2a0f1badad7e0416f79da9fdb6745ee0ba7c43048c28625cd9f
  • [7] Complete results array / fda-decision-context:K212178 · record whole dataset partition

FDA 510(k) summary — K212178 ↗

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 20:00:06 GMT · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D02 · snapshot 69f8524ac81e51436ca208a560601b45b43dc5e57e3e35b7e96d52f627def4b2

  • [2] PDF page 3 · record e03ace9487f1b17d75037c4e522ee8c078981175313f301213028cca94c943fc
  • [3] PDF page 5 · record 4f745296d728431939f57a5e721ff5603832c98f5b1ac9f5d4303fc5205e76a2
  • [4] PDF page 6 · record cd5da8cf28b1f756949fbf41518c1786834292a8caa2be9ee194f510b0accd77

FDA — recognition metadata exported through the official search form ↗

Version not stated by the source · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D02 · snapshot 94ccf56dc846c7f6d78d6ad77dc6e87d1803ac3612af01d6894949e34c4a78d8

  • [5] CSV row 1553 · record c943a58f778e360c32eefb9f7d93897411ab81b9d9ebcd861ee555120bd72bcc
  • [6] CSV row 1554 · record b09711418b3642a47901d0139325c1f32564bc5a98dab6819be283a8696110f1

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