510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Urethrotome

EZOClass II21 CFR 876.4770510(k) exempt5 decisions since 19921 recall

FDA lists EZO as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 876.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 5 FDA decisions since 1992. 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K904939, named by 2 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, gastroenterology and urology panel

Twenty years of EZO 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 · EZO

FDA has decided no EZO device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · EZO

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

Recalls per year · EZO

1in 2010

2010: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EZO

1in 2024

2007: 32008: 12009: 32010: 42011: 42012: 52013: 22015: 12017: 12018: 32020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 72024: 1
2007high 7 (2023) · low 0 (2014)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EZO, 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—03
20080—01
20090—03
20100—14
20110—04
20120—05
20130—02
20140—00
20150—01
20160—00
20170—01
20180—03
20190—00
20200—01
20210—01
20220—02
20230—07
20240—01
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — EZO by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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