510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Scissors, Orthopedic, Surgical

HRRClass I21 CFR 888.4540510(k) exempt8 decisions since 19800 recalls

FDA lists HRR as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 888.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 8 FDA decisions since 1980. 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, orthopedic panel

Twenty years of HRR 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 · HRR

FDA has decided no HRR device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRR

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

Recalls per year · HRR

No recall names HRR since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HRR

3in 2023

2007: 12009: 22010: 32011: 12012: 22013: 12014: 12016: 32017: 32020: 32021: 12022: 12023: 3
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRR, 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—00
20090—02
20100—03
20110—01
20120—02
20130—01
20140—01
20150—00
20160—03
20170—03
20180—00
20190—00
20200—03
20210—01
20220—01
20230—03
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HRR 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 888.4540.