510(k) Report

FDA product code · Anesthesiology

Apparatus, Suction, Patient Care

DWMClass II21 CFR 870.5050510(k) required19 decisions since 19812 recalls

19 FDA decisions since 1981. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 377 days (half between 288 and 466). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K110409, named by 4 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 DWM 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 · DWM

1in 2023

2007: 12009: 12011: 12012: 22013: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12023: 1
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DWM

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

Recalls per year · DWM

2in 2014

2014: 2
2007high 2 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DWM

74in 2025

2007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 82011: 232012: 162013: 782014: 942015: 822016: 492017: 622018: 512019: 572020: 682021: 1432022: 622023: 1082024: 702025: 74
2007high 143 (2021) · low 2 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DWM, 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—02
20080—02
20091—02
20100—08
20111—023
20122—016
20131—078
20140—294
20151—082
20161—049
20171—062
20180—051
20191—057
20201—068
20211—0143
20220—062
20231—0108
20240—070
20250—074
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — DWM by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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