510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

File, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery

GEOClass I21 CFR 878.4800510(k) exempt2 decisions since 19830 recalls

FDA lists GEO 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 1983. 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 GEO 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 · GEO

FDA has decided no GEO device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEO

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

Recalls per year · GEO

No recall names GEO since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · GEO

No MAUDE report names GEO since 2007.

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—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — GEO 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.