510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

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HQEClass II21 CFR 886.4150510(k) required149 decisions since 197723 recalls

149 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 344 days (half between 344 and 344). 23 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K894278, named by 5 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 HQE 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 · HQE

1in 2022

2011: 12012: 22014: 12016: 12017: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HQE

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

Recalls per year · HQE

1in 2025

2007: 22010: 112016: 42025: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 11 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HQE

339in 2025

2007: 3002008: 652009: 342010: 272011: 212012: 342013: 92014: 92015: 92016: 102017: 592018: 3092019: 412020: 302021: 322022: 462023: 1082024: 1052025: 339
2007high 339 (2025) · low 9 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HQE, 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—2300
20080—065
20090—034
20100—1127
20111—021
20122—034
20130—09
20141—09
20150—09
20161—410
20171—059
20180—0309
20190—041
20200—030
20210—032
20221—046
20230—0108
20240—0105
20250—1339
20260—3—
FIG. 1 — HQE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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