Browse hierarchy: [Dental (DE)](/submissions/DE) → [Subpart G — Miscellaneous Devices](/submissions/DE/subpart-g%E2%80%94miscellaneous-devices) → [21 CFR 872.6865](/submissions/DE/subpart-g%E2%80%94miscellaneous-devices/872.6865) → MMD — Toothbrush, Ionic, Battery-Powered

# MMD · Toothbrush, Ionic, Battery-Powered

_Dental · 21 CFR 872.6865 · Class 1_

**Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/DE/subpart-g%E2%80%94miscellaneous-devices/MMD

## Overview

- **Product Code:** MMD
- **Device Name:** Toothbrush, Ionic, Battery-Powered
- **Regulation:** [21 CFR 872.6865](/submissions/DE/subpart-g%E2%80%94miscellaneous-devices/872.6865)
- **Device Class:** 1
- **Review Panel:** [Dental](/submissions/DE)

## Identification

A powered toothbrush is an AC-powered or battery-powered device that consists of a handle containing a motor that provides mechanical movement to a brush intended to be applied to the teeth. The device is intended to remove adherent plaque and food debris from the teeth to reduce tooth decay.

## Classification Rationale

Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 872.9.

## Recent Cleared Devices (2 of 2)

| Record | Device Name | Applicant | Decision Date | Decision |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [K971639](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/DE/subpart-g%E2%80%94miscellaneous-devices/MMD/K971639.md) | PLUSTRON ION TOOTHBRUSH SYSTEM | Sas Group, Inc. | Jun 24, 1997 | SESE |
| [K915576](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/DE/subpart-g%E2%80%94miscellaneous-devices/MMD/K915576.md) | HUBUKA HYG TOOTHBRUSH | Hukuba Dental Corp. | Mar 4, 1994 | SESE |

## Top Applicants

- Hukuba Dental Corp. — 1 clearance
- Sas Group, Inc. — 1 clearance

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**Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/DE/subpart-g%E2%80%94miscellaneous-devices/MMD](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/DE/subpart-g%E2%80%94miscellaneous-devices/MMD)

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