510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

Refractometer, Ophthalmic

HKOClass I21 CFR 886.1760510(k) exempt35 decisions since 19771 recall

FDA lists HKO as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 886.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 35 FDA decisions since 1977. 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K945959, named by 1 later device.

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, ophthalmic panel

Twenty years of HKO 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 · HKO

FDA has decided no HKO device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HKO

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

Recalls per year · HKO

1in 2020

2020: 1
2007high 1 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HKO

36in 2025

2007: 22009: 42010: 32011: 22012: 172013: 42014: 12015: 42016: 92017: 102018: 92020: 72021: 52023: 102024: 282025: 36
2007high 36 (2025) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HKO, 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—02
20080—00
20090—04
20100—03
20110—02
20120—017
20130—04
20140—01
20150—04
20160—09
20170—010
20180—09
20190—00
20200—17
20210—05
20220—00
20230—010
20240—028
20250—036
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HKO 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 886.1760.