510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Laser, Ent Microsurgical Carbon-Dioxide

EWGClass II21 CFR 874.4500510(k) required24 decisions since 19800 recalls

24 FDA decisions since 1980. No recall names this code.

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, ear, nose and throat panel

Twenty years of EWG 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 · EWG

FDA has decided no EWG device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · EWG

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

Recalls per year · EWG

No recall names EWG since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · EWG

1in 2022

2009: 12010: 12014: 12018: 12019: 22020: 12021: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EWG, 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—01
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—01
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—01
20190—02
20200—01
20210—01
20220—01
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — EWG by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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