510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

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GEYClass I21 CFR 878.4820510(k) exempt41 decisions since 19816 recalls

FDA lists GEY 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. 41 FDA decisions since 1981. 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K012738, named by 2 later devices.

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 GEY 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 · GEY

FDA has decided no GEY device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEY

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

Recalls per year · GEY

2in 2013

2008: 12009: 12012: 12013: 2
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GEY

965in 2025

2007: 192008: 92009: 42010: 42011: 112012: 142013: 9012014: 7382015: 2,0132016: 1,9432017: 2,1192018: 1,2882019: 1,1312020: 9522021: 1,1452022: 1,3602023: 1,4442024: 1,4472025: 965
2007high 2,119 (2017) · low 4 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEY, 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—019
20080—19
20090—14
20100—04
20110—011
20120—114
20130—2901
20140—0738
20150—02,013
20160—01,943
20170—02,119
20180—01,288
20190—01,131
20200—0952
20210—01,145
20220—01,360
20230—01,444
20240—01,447
20250—0965
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — GEY by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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