510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

Laparoscope, Gynecologic (And Accessories)

HETClass II21 CFR 884.1720510(k) required338 decisions since 197716 recalls

338 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 189 days (half between 165 and 269). 16 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K050404, named by 7 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, obstetrics and gynecology panel

Twenty years of HET 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 · HET

2in 2025

2008: 32009: 12010: 12011: 22012: 22013: 22015: 22017: 22018: 12019: 22020: 22021: 42022: 12025: 2
2007high 4 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HET

269in 2021

2008: 176 days median2021: 269 days median
2007high 269 (2021) · low 176 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · HET

4in 2023

2008: 42009: 12015: 12022: 12023: 4
2007high 4 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HET

4,513in 2025

2007: 1812008: 3592009: 4032010: 2142011: 4172012: 1,1182013: 1,0352014: 1752015: 1242016: 2052017: 892018: 532019: 442020: 492021: 1322022: 2162023: 8242024: 3,4962025: 4,513
2007high 4,513 (2025) · low 44 (2019)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HET, 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—0181
200831764359
20091—1403
20101—0214
20112—0417
20122—01,118
20132—01,035
20140—0175
20152—1124
20160—0205
20172—089
20181—053
20192—044
20202—049
202142690132
20221—1216
20230—4824
20240—03,496
20252—04,513
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HET by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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