510(k) · Cleared
ClearedModified Memory Retractor Arm
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Medical Equipment Development Co., Inc. · GZT Retractor, Self-Retaining, For Neurosurgery
Cleared on Sep 22, 1989 after a 10-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
- Decided
- Sep 22, 1989
- Review
- 10 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- GZT
- Recalls
- None
- 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)
No FDA recall names this device.
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All GZT devicesGZT Retractor, Self-Retaining, For Neurosurgery: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · GZT
1in 2022
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GZT
280in 2017
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · GZT
1in 2012
Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GZT
1in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GZT, 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 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 1 (1) | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 280 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K895537 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K895537: Modified Memory Retractor Arm.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K895537
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- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026