510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

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HDDClass II21 CFR 884.4900510(k) exempt7 decisions since 19777 recalls

FDA lists HDD as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 884.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 7 FDA decisions since 1977. 7 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

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, obstetrics and gynecology panel

Twenty years of HDD 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 · HDD

FDA has decided no HDD device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HDD

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

Recalls per year · HDD

1in 2019

2007: 12009: 12019: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HDD

16in 2025

2007: 22008: 5312009: 9482010: 7672011: 7002012: 7462013: 5822014: 1512015: 402016: 12017: 42018: 182019: 142020: 172021: 192022: 142023: 192024: 192025: 16
2007high 948 (2009) · low 1 (2016)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HDD, 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—12
20080—0531
20090—1948
20100—0767
20110—0700
20120—0746
20130—0582
20140—0151
20150—040
20160—01
20170—04
20180—018
20190—114
20200—017
20210—019
20220—014
20230—019
20240—019
20250—016
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HDD 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 884.4900.