510(k) Report

FDA product code · Anesthesiology

Spirometer, Therapeutic (Incentive)

BWFClass II21 CFR 868.5690510(k) required108 decisions since 19761 recall

108 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 284 days (half between 160 and 420). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K002768, named by 7 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 BWF 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 · BWF

1in 2025

2007: 12009: 22010: 12013: 12014: 32015: 12016: 32017: 32018: 12019: 32020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BWF

281in 2019

2014: 105 days median2016: 149 days median2017: 136 days median2019: 281 days median
2007high 281 (2019) · low 105 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · BWF

1in 2020

2020: 1
2007high 1 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · BWF

3in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 32010: 52011: 392012: 52013: 192014: 52015: 162016: 62017: 72018: 72019: 162020: 52021: 92022: 82024: 112025: 3
2007high 39 (2011) · low 0 (2023)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BWF, 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—01
20080—02
20092—03
20101—05
20110—039
20120—05
20131—019
2014310505
20151—016
2016314906
2017313607
20181—07
20193281016
20201—15
20211—09
20221—08
20232—00
20241—011
20251—03
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — BWF by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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