510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

Colposcope (And Colpomicroscope)

HEXClass II21 CFR 884.1630510(k) required56 decisions since 19760 recalls

56 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 263 days (half between 263 and 263). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K955635, named by 8 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 HEX 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 · HEX

1in 2024

2007: 22008: 12010: 32011: 22013: 22014: 32015: 12016: 32017: 12018: 22019: 12024: 1
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HEX

165in 2016

2010: 129 days median2014: 211 days median2016: 165 days median
2007high 211 (2014) · low 129 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · HEX

No recall names HEX since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HEX

1in 2025

2008: 22011: 12014: 22019: 22020: 12021: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HEX, 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
20072—00
20081—02
20090—00
2010312900
20112—01
20120—00
20132—00
2014321102
20151—00
2016316500
20171—00
20182—00
20191—02
20200—01
20210—01
20220—00
20230—00
20241—01
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HEX 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 884.1630.