510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

Intraocular Lens

HQLClass III21 CFR 886.3600PMA required65 decisions since 197830 recalls

65 FDA decisions since 1978. 30 recalls name this code, 1 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K913626, 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 HQL 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 · HQL

42in 2025

2007: 512008: 482009: 332010: 442011: 322012: 382013: 302014: 182015: 272016: 482017: 412018: 392019: 572020: 492021: 532022: 342023: 292024: 352025: 422026 (partial year): 38
2007high 57 (2019) · low 18 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HQL

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

Recalls per year · HQL

3in 2018

2008: 12009: 22011: 92012: 12013: 12015: 2, 1 Class I2018: 3
2007high 9 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HQL

3,792in 2025

2007: 3,6402008: 3,1372009: 1,8682010: 2,1722011: 2,6722012: 2,8022013: 2,5552014: 2,6492015: 4,6732016: 2,2142017: 2,3862018: 2,5012019: 3,0862020: 1,9812021: 2,9252022: 3,2902023: 3,9062024: 3,1102025: 3,792
2007high 4,673 (2015) · low 1,868 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HQL, 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
200751—03,640
200848—13,137
200933—21,868
201044—02,172
201132—92,672
201238—12,802
201330—12,555
201418—02,649
201527—2 (1)4,673
201648—02,214
201741—02,386
201839—32,501
201957—03,086
202049—01,981
202153—02,925
202234—03,290
202329—03,906
202435—03,110
202542—03,792
202638—0—
FIG. 1 — HQL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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