510(k) Report

FDA product code · Anesthesiology

Needle, Emergency Airway

BWCClass II21 CFR 868.5090510(k) required14 decisions since 19771 recall

14 FDA decisions since 1977. 1 recall names this code; it is Class I. The most-cited predicate is K010016, named by 6 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, anesthesiology panel

Twenty years of BWC 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 · BWC

1in 2020

2013: 12016: 12017: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BWC

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

Recalls per year · BWC

1in 2019

2019: 1, 1 Class I
2007high 1 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · BWC

1in 2024

2009: 12013: 12014: 12016: 22017: 12018: 62019: 12021: 12022: 42024: 1
2007high 6 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BWC, 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—01
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20131—01
20140—01
20150—00
20161—02
20171—01
20180—06
20190—1 (1)1
20201—00
20210—01
20220—04
20230—00
20240—01
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — BWC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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