510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Dissector, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery

GDIClass I21 CFR 878.4800510(k) exempt7 decisions since 19795 recalls

FDA lists GDI 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. 7 FDA decisions since 1979. 5 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

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 GDI 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 · GDI

FDA has decided no GDI device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GDI

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

Recalls per year · GDI

2in 2011

2007: 12008: 12010: 12011: 2
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GDI

13in 2025

2007: 552008: 452009: 212010: 82011: 42012: 72013: 42014: 22015: 72016: 52017: 72018: 22019: 22020: 42023: 62024: 202025: 13
2007high 55 (2007) · low 0 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GDI, 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—155
20080—145
20090—021
20100—18
20110—24
20120—07
20130—04
20140—02
20150—07
20160—05
20170—07
20180—02
20190—02
20200—04
20210—00
20220—00
20230—06
20240—020
20250—013
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — GDI 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.