510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Tong, Skull For Traction

HAXClass II21 CFR 882.5960510(k) required20 decisions since 197913 recalls

20 FDA decisions since 1979. 13 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K834047, 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, neurology panel

Twenty years of HAX 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 · HAX

1in 2009

2007: 12009: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HAX

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

Recalls per year · HAX

4in 2018

2008: 32014: 62018: 4
2007high 6 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HAX

1in 2020

2008: 12010: 12011: 22015: 12016: 12017: 12020: 1
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HAX, 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
20071—00
20080—31
20091—00
20100—01
20110—02
20120—00
20130—00
20140—60
20150—01
20160—01
20170—01
20180—40
20190—00
20200—01
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HAX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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