510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Holder, Head, Neurosurgical (Skull Clamp)

HBLClass II21 CFR 882.4460510(k) required50 decisions since 19828 recalls

50 FDA decisions since 1982. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 101 days (half between 69 and 156). 8 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K063494, named by 4 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 HBL 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 · HBL

1in 2025

2007: 32008: 22009: 32010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 22014: 22017: 12019: 22020: 22021: 12024: 22025: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HBL

54in 2009

2007: 30 days median2009: 54 days median
2007high 54 (2009) · low 30 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HBL

1in 2025

2012: 12013: 12017: 12019: 12020: 12022: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HBL

272in 2025

2007: 392008: 1032009: 972010: 1542011: 1992012: 1702013: 1482014: 1662015: 1962016: 2802017: 2962018: 3052019: 1,0282020: 6072021: 5122022: 2682023: 2652024: 1972025: 272
2007high 1,028 (2019) · low 39 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HBL, 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
2007330039
20082—0103
2009354097
20101—0154
20111—0199
20122—1170
20132—1148
20142—0166
20150—0196
20160—0280
20171—1296
20180—0305
20192—11,028
20202—1607
20211—0512
20220—1268
20230—0265
20242—0197
20251—1272
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HBL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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