510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

Probe, Lachrymal

HNLClass I21 CFR 886.4350510(k) exempt10 decisions since 19770 recalls

FDA lists HNL 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. 10 FDA decisions since 1977. 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 HNL 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 · HNL

FDA has decided no HNL device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HNL

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

Recalls per year · HNL

No recall names HNL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HNL

1in 2023

2009: 22010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 22014: 62016: 12019: 22020: 12021: 32023: 1
2007high 6 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HNL, 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—02
20100—01
20110—01
20120—01
20130—02
20140—06
20150—00
20160—01
20170—00
20180—00
20190—02
20200—01
20210—03
20220—00
20230—01
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HNL 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 886.4350.