510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Staple, Removable (Skin)

GDTClass I21 CFR 878.4760510(k) exempt19 decisions since 19762 recalls

FDA lists GDT 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. 19 FDA decisions since 1976. 2 recalls name this code, 1 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 GDT 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 · GDT

FDA has decided no GDT device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GDT

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

Recalls per year · GDT

1in 2016

2014: 1, 1 Class I2016: 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GDT

108in 2025

2007: 1382008: 862009: 1902010: 3572011: 2942012: 2172013: 1872014: 862015: 842016: 2972017: 6572018: 1972019: 2122020: 2322021: 2512022: 982023: 722024: 512025: 108
2007high 657 (2017) · low 51 (2024)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GDT, 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—0138
20080—086
20090—0190
20100—0357
20110—0294
20120—0217
20130—0187
20140—1 (1)86
20150—084
20160—1297
20170—0657
20180—0197
20190—0212
20200—0232
20210—0251
20220—098
20230—072
20240—051
20250—0108
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — GDT 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 878.4760.