510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Expander, Surgical, Skin Graft

FZWClass I21 CFR 878.4800510(k) exempt8 decisions since 19877 recalls

FDA lists FZW 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. 8 FDA decisions since 1987. 7 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K904265, 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 and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of FZW 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 · FZW

1in 2008

2008: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FZW

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

Recalls per year · FZW

1in 2010

2008: 62010: 1
2007high 6 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FZW

433in 2025

2008: 32009: 722010: 512011: 122012: 692013: 1762014: 762015: 542016: 192017: 4462018: 4802019: 4692020: 4862021: 5542022: 5102023: 6052024: 4432025: 433
2007high 605 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FZW, 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—00
20081—63
20090—072
20100—151
20110—012
20120—069
20130—0176
20140—076
20150—054
20160—019
20170—0446
20180—0480
20190—0469
20200—0486
20210—0554
20220—0510
20230—0605
20240—0443
20250—0433
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — FZW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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