510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Pump, Portable, Aspiration (Manual Or Powered)

BTAClass II21 CFR 878.4780510(k) required160 decisions since 197917 recalls

160 FDA decisions since 1979. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 127 days (half between 53 and 175). 17 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K983552, named by 9 later devices.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, general and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of BTA at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · BTA

7so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 12008: 32009: 22010: 22011: 12012: 12013: 32014: 32016: 32017: 12018: 42020: 12021: 12022: 32023: 42024: 52025: 62026 (partial year): 7
2007high 7 (2026) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BTA

87in 2025

2008: 135 days median2013: 45 days median2014: 91 days median2016: 149 days median2018: 125 days median2022: 58 days median2023: 265 days median2024: 131 days median2025: 87 days median2026 (partial year): 89 days median
2007high 265 (2023) · low 45 (2013)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · BTA

1in 2021

2007: 12008: 32010: 32021: 1
2007high 3 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · BTA

13in 2025

2007: 132008: 52009: 142010: 1782011: 622012: 472013: 182014: 3992015: 152016: 252017: 42018: 172019: 142020: 102021: 92022: 72023: 82024: 132025: 13
2007high 399 (2014) · low 4 (2017)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BTA, 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
20071—113
2008313535
20092—014
20102—3178
20111—062
20121—047
2013345018
20143910399
20150—015
20163149025
20171—04
20184125017
20190—014
20201—010
20211—19
202235807
2023426508
20245131013
2025687013
20267890—
FIG. 1 — BTA by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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