510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Retainer, Surgical

GCZClass I21 CFR 878.4800510(k) exempt5 decisions since 19800 recalls

FDA lists GCZ 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. 5 FDA decisions since 1980. No recall names this code.

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 GCZ 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 · GCZ

FDA has decided no GCZ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GCZ

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

Recalls per year · GCZ

No recall names GCZ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · GCZ

1in 2025

2009: 12014: 12015: 32016: 32017: 82018: 82024: 12025: 1
2007high 8 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GCZ, 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
20080—00
20090—01
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—01
20150—03
20160—03
20170—08
20180—08
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—01
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — GCZ 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 878.4800.