510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Trephine

HWKClass I21 CFR 888.4540510(k) exempt1 decision since 19850 recalls

FDA lists HWK 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 1985. 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 HWK 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 · HWK

FDA has decided no HWK device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWK

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

Recalls per year · HWK

No recall names HWK since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HWK

5in 2025

2008: 62010: 52012: 12013: 132014: 52015: 52016: 62017: 72018: 142019: 122020: 132021: 102022: 52023: 92024: 82025: 5
2007high 14 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HWK, 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—06
20090—00
20100—05
20110—00
20120—01
20130—013
20140—05
20150—05
20160—06
20170—07
20180—014
20190—012
20200—013
20210—010
20220—05
20230—09
20240—08
20250—05
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HWK 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.