510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Brush, Dermabrasion, Manual

GEDClass I21 CFR 878.4800510(k) exempt2 decisions since 19820 recalls

FDA lists GED 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. 2 FDA decisions since 1982. 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 GED 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 · GED

FDA has decided no GED device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GED

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

Recalls per year · GED

No recall names GED since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · GED

1in 2025

2018: 12023: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

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