510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Light, Ultraviolet, Dermatological

FTCClass II21 CFR 878.4630510(k) required274 decisions since 197610 recalls

274 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 81 days (half between 49 and 89). 10 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K033946, named by 9 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 and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of FTC 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 · FTC

3in 2025

2007: 42008: 32009: 22010: 12011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 22015: 32016: 12017: 22018: 32019: 22020: 52021: 32022: 12023: 42024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 4
2007high 5 (2011) · low 1 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FTC

76in 2025

2007: 53 days median2008: 41 days median2011: 125 days median2015: 98 days median2018: 88 days median2020: 237 days median2021: 89 days median2023: 48 days median2025: 76 days median2026 (partial year): 91 days median
2007high 237 (2020) · low 41 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · FTC

3so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2008: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 3 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FTC

8in 2025

2010: 22012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 82016: 22017: 22019: 142020: 42021: 482022: 42023: 52024: 42025: 8
2007high 48 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FTC, 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
200745300
200834110
20092—00
20101—02
2011512500
20121—01
20131—01
20142—01
201539808
20161—02
20172—02
201838800
20192—014
2020523704
2021389048
20221—04
202344805
20241—04
202537618
20264913—
FIG. 1 — FTC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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