510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

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HWIClass I21 CFR 888.4540510(k) exempt1 decision since 19880 recalls

FDA lists HWI 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. 1 FDA decision since 1988. 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 HWI 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 · HWI

FDA has decided no HWI device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWI

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

Recalls per year · HWI

No recall names HWI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HWI

1in 2024

2017: 22018: 12020: 12022: 22024: 1
2007high 2 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HWI, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—02
20180—01
20190—00
20200—01
20210—00
20220—02
20230—00
20240—01
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HWI 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.