510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

Culdoscope (And Accessories)

HEWClass II21 CFR 884.1640510(k) required18 decisions since 19961 recall

18 FDA decisions since 1996. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 367 days (half between 367 and 367). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K954311, named by 6 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 HEW 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 · HEW

1in 2025

2011: 12012: 12015: 22016: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12025: 1
2007high 2 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HEW

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

Recalls per year · HEW

1in 2018

2018: 1
2007high 1 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HEW

20in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 42010: 32011: 32012: 12013: 32014: 22016: 92017: 152018: 142019: 292020: 352021: 142022: 232023: 182024: 322025: 20
2007high 35 (2020) · low 0 (2015)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HEW, 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—01
20080—01
20090—04
20100—03
20111—03
20121—01
20130—03
20140—02
20152—00
20161—09
20170—015
20181—114
20191—029
20201—035
20210—014
20220—023
20230—018
20240—032
20251—020
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HEW 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 884.1640.