510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

Pupillometer, Ac-Powered

HLGClass I21 CFR 886.1700510(k) exempt3 decisions since 19800 recalls

FDA lists HLG 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. 3 FDA decisions since 1980. No recall names this code.

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 HLG 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 · HLG

FDA has decided no HLG device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HLG

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

Recalls per year · HLG

No recall names HLG since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HLG

1in 2025

2015: 42016: 52017: 42018: 22019: 52020: 12021: 32022: 12023: 92024: 122025: 1
2007high 12 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HLG, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—04
20160—05
20170—04
20180—02
20190—05
20200—01
20210—03
20220—01
20230—09
20240—012
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HLG 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 886.1700.