510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Stretcher, Hand-Carried

FPPClass I21 CFR 880.6900510(k) exempt39 decisions since 197712 recalls

FDA lists FPP 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. 39 FDA decisions since 1977. 12 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K902521, named by 1 later device.

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 FPP 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 · FPP

FDA has decided no FPP device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FPP

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

Recalls per year · FPP

3in 2016

2008: 42009: 22011: 32016: 3
2007high 4 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FPP

53in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 72010: 162011: 842012: 832013: 2022014: 1182015: 1192016: 112017: 902018: 1542019: 332020: 312021: 542022: 362023: 412024: 272025: 53
2007high 202 (2013) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FPP, 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—01
20080—42
20090—27
20100—016
20110—384
20120—083
20130—0202
20140—0118
20150—0119
20160—311
20170—090
20180—0154
20190—033
20200—031
20210—054
20220—036
20230—041
20240—027
20250—053
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — FPP by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 880.6900.