Recognized standard

Standard No. 54-1986 (R2024)

FDA recognition 4-357 · ANSI · Dental/ENT

Key facts

Recognition number 4-357
Designation Standard No. 54-1986 (R2024)
Title Double-Pointed, Parenteral, Single Use Needles for Dentistry
Standards developer American National Standards Institute
Specialty area Dental/ENT
Date of entry Dec 22, 2025
Device classes Class 1
Scope (excerpt) This standard covers sterile, single-use, individually-packaged, double-pointed needles with a means of secure attachment to cartridge-type syringes used for dental, regional, anesthetic injections.

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