510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

Laser, Ophthalmic

HQFClass II21 CFR 886.4390510(k) required180 decisions since 197823 recalls

180 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 131 days (half between 86 and 245). 23 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K020374, named by 9 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 HQF 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 · HQF

3in 2025

2007: 42008: 32009: 72010: 22011: 42012: 52013: 62014: 32015: 42016: 32017: 32018: 12019: 42020: 42021: 12022: 72023: 52024: 32025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 7 (2009) · low 1 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HQF

264in 2025

2007: 198 days median2008: 28 days median2009: 115 days median2011: 128 days median2012: 179 days median2013: 225 days median2014: 215 days median2015: 295 days median2016: 271 days median2017: 189 days median2019: 107 days median2020: 53 days median2022: 86 days median2023: 155 days median2024: 167 days median2025: 264 days median
2007high 295 (2015) · low 28 (2008)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HQF

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 22010: 32011: 52012: 12013: 22014: 42025: 1
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2015)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HQF

106in 2025

2007: 602008: 342009: 332010: 432011: 262012: 412013: 392014: 582015: 802016: 1082017: 772018: 822019: 662020: 722021: 1002022: 1112023: 922024: 752025: 106
2007high 111 (2022) · low 26 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HQF, 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
20074198260
2008328134
20097115233
20102—343
20114128526
20125179141
20136225239
20143215458
20154295080
201632710108
20173189077
20181—082
20194107066
2020453072
20211—0100
20227860111
20235155092
20243167075
202532641106
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — HQF by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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