510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Instrument, Surgical, Orthopedic, Pneumatic Powered & Accessory/Attachment

HSZClass I21 CFR 878.4820510(k) exempt56 decisions since 19782 recalls

FDA lists HSZ 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. 56 FDA decisions since 1978. 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K844131, 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, orthopedic panel

Twenty years of HSZ 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 · HSZ

FDA has decided no HSZ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HSZ

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

Recalls per year · HSZ

1in 2013

2011: 12013: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HSZ

4in 2025

2007: 1112008: 132009: 142010: 112011: 32012: 272013: 4112014: 182015: 202016: 272017: 242018: 132019: 52020: 132021: 272022: 352023: 392024: 72025: 4
2007high 411 (2013) · low 3 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HSZ, 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—0111
20080—013
20090—014
20100—011
20110—13
20120—027
20130—1411
20140—018
20150—020
20160—027
20170—024
20180—013
20190—05
20200—013
20210—027
20220—035
20230—039
20240—07
20250—04
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HSZ 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 878.4820.