510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Catheter, Peritoneal

GBWClass I21 CFR 878.4200510(k) exempt17 decisions since 198013 recalls

FDA lists GBW 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. 17 FDA decisions since 1980. 13 recalls name this code, 1 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K942709, named by 3 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 GBW 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 · GBW

FDA has decided no GBW device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GBW

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

Recalls per year · GBW

6in 2016

2007: 12009: 12015: 12016: 62026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 6 (2016) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GBW

28in 2023

2007: 12008: 22010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 22014: 12016: 32017: 212018: 102019: 12020: 32021: 82022: 62023: 28
2007high 28 (2023) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GBW, 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—11
20080—02
20090—10
20100—01
20110—01
20120—02
20130—02
20140—01
20150—10
20160—63
20170—021
20180—010
20190—01
20200—03
20210—08
20220—06
20230—028
20240—00
20250—00
20260—1 (1)—
FIG. 1 — GBW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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