FDA product code · General and plastic surgery
Chisel, Surgical, Manual
FDA lists FZO 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. 2 FDA decisions since 1984. No recall names this code.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of FZO 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 · FZO
FDA has decided no FZO device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · FZO
Too few FZO 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · FZO
No recall names FZO since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · FZO
25in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FZO, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 66 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 28 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 25 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Planning a device in FZO? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
See the 510(k) ReportRelated product codes
Other codes under 21 CFR 878.4800.