FDA product code · General and plastic surgery
Unit, Cryosurgical, Accessories
264 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 88 days (half between 40 and 180). 74 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K023487, named by 7 later devices.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of GEH 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 · GEH
10in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GEH
77in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · GEH
2in 2023
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GEH
171in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GEH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | 71 | 3 | 23 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 2 | 29 |
| 2009 | 4 | 121 | 13 | 21 |
| 2010 | 4 | 86 | 4 | 173 |
| 2011 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 61 |
| 2012 | 4 | 96 | 3 | 91 |
| 2013 | 4 | 76 | 0 | 91 |
| 2014 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 57 |
| 2015 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 97 |
| 2016 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 143 |
| 2017 | 12 | 83 | 0 | 216 |
| 2018 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 208 |
| 2019 | 6 | 115 | 1 | 455 |
| 2020 | 8 | 113 | 37 | 277 |
| 2021 | 6 | 206 | 0 | 213 |
| 2022 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 230 |
| 2023 | 8 | 136 | 2 | 164 |
| 2024 | 9 | 85 | 0 | 141 |
| 2025 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 171 |
| 2026 | 8 | 148 | 2 | — |
Planning a device in GEH? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
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Other codes under 21 CFR 878.4350.