FDA product code · Ophthalmic

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Name: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports for product code HQW
Creator: 510(k) Report

HQWClass II21 CFR 886.3100510(k) exempt3 decisions since 19840 recalls

FDA lists HQW 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. 3 FDA decisions since 1984. 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 HQW 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 · HQW

FDA has decided no HQW device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HQW

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

Recalls per year · HQW

No recall names HQW since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HQW

2in 2021

2007high 2 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HQW, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Median 510(k) review, days	MAUDE reports
2007	—	0
2008	—	0
2009	—	0
2010	—	0
2011	—	0
2012	—	0
2013	—	0
2014	—	0
2015	—	0
2016	—	0
2017	—	0
2018	—	0
2019	—	0
2020	—	2
2021	—	2
2022	—	0
2023	—	0
2024	—	0
2025	—	0
2026	—	—

FIG. 1 — HQW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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