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510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Retinal Detachment Implants, Including Bands, Strips (Rails) and Sponges

K980816510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 18, 1998199-day reviewClass II21 CFR 886.3340

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Fci Ophthalmics, Inc. · HQX Implant, Orbital, Extra-Ocular

Cleared on Sep 18, 1998 after a 199-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Sep 18, 1998
Review
199 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HQX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K980816Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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 HQX devices

HQX Implant, Orbital, Extra-Ocular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HQX

FDA has decided no HQX device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HQX

Too few HQX 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · HQX

No recall names HQX since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HQX

2in 2022

2009: 22013: 12018: 52019: 22022: 2
2007high 5 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HQX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—02
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—01
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—05
20190—02
20200—00
20210—00
20220—02
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Retinal detachment requiring surgical intervention to reattach the retina and preserve/reserve the patient’s vision

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K980816: Retinal Detachment Implants, Including Bands, Strips (Rails) and Sponges.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K980816

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026