510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Single Use Only Blood Lancet With An Integral Sharps Injury Prevention Feature

FMKClass II21 CFR 878.4850510(k) required111 decisions since 198110 recalls

111 FDA decisions since 1981. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 86 days (half between 57 and 115). 10 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K192666, named by 12 later devices.

A disposable blood lancet intended for a single use that is comprised of a single use blade attached to a solid, non-reusable base (including an integral sharps injury prevention feature) that is used to puncture the skin to obtain a drop of blood for diagnostic purposes. The integral sharps injury prevention feature allows the device to be used once and then renders it inoperable and incapable of further use.

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, general and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of FMK 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 · FMK

4in 2025

2010: 22012: 22013: 12016: 12017: 12019: 22021: 12022: 252023: 102024: 102025: 42026 (partial year): 5
2007high 25 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FMK

59in 2025

2022: 87 days median2023: 95 days median2024: 57 days median2025: 59 days median2026 (partial year): 68 days median
2007high 95 (2023) · low 57 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · FMK

1in 2009

2007: 42008: 22009: 1
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2010)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FMK

47in 2025

2007: 1,2062008: 1,1002009: 8822010: 9102011: 1,4932012: 1,5732013: 1,3012014: 8902015: 7812016: 5392017: 5312018: 5342019: 3992020: 3132021: 2452022: 2542023: 2822024: 2432025: 47
2007high 1,573 (2012) · low 47 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FMK, 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—41,206
20080—21,100
20090—1882
20102—0910
20110—01,493
20122—01,573
20131—01,301
20140—0890
20150—0781
20161—0539
20171—0531
20180—0534
20192—0399
20200—0313
20211—0245
202225870254
202310950282
202410570243
2025459047
20265680—
FIG. 1 — FMK by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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