510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

Knife, Ophthalmic

HNNClass I21 CFR 886.4350510(k) exempt54 decisions since 1976113 recalls

FDA lists HNN 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. 54 FDA decisions since 1976. 113 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K863725, named by 2 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, ophthalmic panel

Twenty years of HNN 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 · HNN

1in 2011

2011: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HNN

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

Recalls per year · HNN

1in 2025

2007: 362010: 12017: 442021: 12022: 12023: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 44 (2017) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HNN

690in 2025

2007: 212008: 102009: 132010: 1492011: 2232012: 1122013: 1732014: 1692015: 4012016: 4352017: 4722018: 4202019: 2912020: 4932021: 4032022: 3272023: 3552024: 1,8442025: 690
2007high 1,844 (2024) · low 10 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HNN, 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—3621
20080—010
20090—013
20100—1149
20111—0223
20120—0112
20130—0173
20140—0169
20150—0401
20160—0435
20170—44472
20180—0420
20190—0291
20200—0493
20210—1403
20220—1327
20230—2355
20240—01,844
20250—1690
20260—1—
FIG. 1 — HNN 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.