510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Camera, Television, Endoscopic, Without Audio

FWFClass I21 CFR 878.4160510(k) exempt23 decisions since 19842 recalls

FDA lists FWF as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 878.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 23 FDA decisions since 1984. 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K923160, named by 4 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 FWF 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 · FWF

FDA has decided no FWF device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FWF

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

Recalls per year · FWF

2in 2007

2007: 2
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FWF

27in 2025

2007: 12008: 62009: 12010: 52011: 22012: 12013: 62017: 42018: 92019: 402020: 232021: 282022: 402023: 252024: 202025: 27
2007high 40 (2019) · low 0 (2014)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FWF, 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—21
20080—06
20090—01
20100—05
20110—02
20120—01
20130—06
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—04
20180—09
20190—040
20200—023
20210—028
20220—040
20230—025
20240—020
20250—027
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — FWF 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 878.4160.