510(k) Report

FDA product code · Anesthesiology

Generator, Oxygen, Portable

CAWClass II21 CFR 868.5440510(k) required289 decisions since 197628 recalls

289 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 221 days (half between 169 and 291). 28 recalls name this code, 1 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K013931, named by 10 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 CAW 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 · CAW

12in 2025

2007: 62008: 112009: 82010: 52011: 62012: 52013: 22014: 62015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 32019: 22020: 52021: 22022: 42023: 82024: 22025: 122026 (partial year): 6
2007high 12 (2025) · low 1 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CAW

178in 2025

2007: 143 days median2008: 90 days median2009: 193 days median2010: 133 days median2011: 174 days median2012: 148 days median2014: 277 days median2018: 203 days median2020: 224 days median2022: 458 days median2023: 261 days median2025: 178 days median2026 (partial year): 260 days median
2007high 458 (2022) · low 90 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · CAW

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 32009: 22011: 12013: 22014: 22016: 12017: 12019: 22020: 12022: 22024: 5, 1 Class I2025: 1
2007high 5 (2024) · low 0 (2010)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CAW

611in 2025

2007: 232008: 252009: 432010: 482011: 1672012: 3952013: 2,3092014: 24,5382015: 18,9732016: 3,1672017: 1072018: 1162019: 1202020: 1252021: 1942022: 3052023: 3572024: 4502025: 611
2007high 24,538 (2014) · low 23 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CAW, 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
20076143123
20081190325
20098193243
20105133048
201161741167
201251480395
20132—22,309
20146277224,538
20151—018,973
20161—13,167
20171—1107
201832030116
20192—2120
202052241125
20212—0194
202244582305
202382610357
20242—5 (1)450
2025121781611
202662600—
FIG. 1 — CAW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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