510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · 2009Hawkins Breast Localization Needle
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
N-S Medical Products · GDM Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Reusable
Cleared on Mar 9, 1987 after a 31-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. It has been recalled once.
- Decided
- Mar 9, 1987
- Review
- 31 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- GDM
- Recalls
- 1
- Predicates
- 0
FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
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What was it cleared against?
FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2009 | Not classified | Z-2015-2010 | Other | Medical Device Technologies doing business as Angiotech has conducted a recall on Angiotech Breast Localization Needles, Soft Tissue Biopsy Needles, Vascular Access Needles, Bone Biopsy Needles, Access Needles, Galactography Kit… |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All GDM devicesGDM Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Reusable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · GDM
1in 2007
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GDM
Too few GDM 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · GDM
2in 2009
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GDM
5in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GDM, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K870523 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K870523: Hawkins Breast Localization Needle.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K870523
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