510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

Scissors, Umbilical

HDJClass I21 CFR 884.4520510(k) exempt1 decision since 19890 recalls

FDA lists HDJ 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. 1 FDA decision since 1989. 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, obstetrics and gynecology panel

Twenty years of HDJ 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 · HDJ

FDA has decided no HDJ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HDJ

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

Recalls per year · HDJ

No recall names HDJ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HDJ

2in 2023

2015: 22023: 2
2007high 2 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HDJ, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—02
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—02
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HDJ 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 884.4520.