510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Mattress, Air Flotation, Alternating Pressure

FNMClass II21 CFR 880.5550510(k) exempt102 decisions since 19766 recalls

FDA lists FNM as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 880.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 102 FDA decisions since 1976. 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K953503, 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, general hospital panel

Twenty years of FNM 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 · FNM

FDA has decided no FNM device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FNM

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

Recalls per year · FNM

1in 2025

2008: 42010: 12025: 1
2007high 4 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FNM

128in 2025

2007: 332008: 352009: 332010: 562011: 2912012: 3032013: 2232014: 802015: 802016: 502017: 562018: 1152019: 1012020: 582021: 472022: 752023: 1972024: 2542025: 128
2007high 303 (2012) · low 33 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FNM, 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—033
20080—435
20090—033
20100—156
20110—0291
20120—0303
20130—0223
20140—080
20150—080
20160—050
20170—056
20180—0115
20190—0101
20200—058
20210—047
20220—075
20230—0197
20240—0254
20250—1128
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — FNM by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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