510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

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HRMClass I21 CFR 878.4700510(k) exempt14 decisions since 19795 recalls

FDA lists HRM as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 878.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 14 FDA decisions since 1979. 5 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

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, general and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of HRM 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 · HRM

FDA has decided no HRM device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRM

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

Recalls per year · HRM

1in 2022

2017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12022: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HRM

55in 2025

2007: 12008: 12013: 32014: 32015: 292016: 252017: 292018: 302019: 232020: 272021: 242022: 172023: 232024: 332025: 55
2007high 55 (2025) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRM, 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—01
20080—01
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—03
20140—03
20150—029
20160—025
20170—129
20180—130
20190—123
20200—127
20210—024
20220—117
20230—023
20240—033
20250—055
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HRM 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 878.4700.