510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

Electrocautery, Gynecologic (And Accessories)

HGIClass II21 CFR 884.4120510(k) required53 decisions since 197720 recalls

53 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 206 days (half between 206 and 206). 20 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K921884, named by 3 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 HGI 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 · HGI

1in 2021

2007: 12012: 12014: 12016: 12021: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HGI

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

Recalls per year · HGI

7in 2021

2012: 12014: 12019: 32021: 7
2007high 7 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HGI

41in 2025

2008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 22013: 62014: 12015: 272016: 562017: 332018: 302019: 1272020: 1022021: 1002022: 1042023: 612024: 442025: 41
2007high 127 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HGI, 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
20071—00
20080—01
20090—01
20100—01
20110—02
20121—10
20130—06
20141—11
20150—027
20161—056
20170—033
20180—030
20190—3127
20200—0102
20211—7100
20220—0104
20230—061
20240—044
20250—041
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HGI by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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