510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Holder, Needle; Orthopedic

HXKClass I21 CFR 888.4540510(k) exempt5 decisions since 19782 recalls

FDA lists HXK 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. 5 FDA decisions since 1978. 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K801594, named by 1 later device.

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 HXK 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 · HXK

FDA has decided no HXK device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HXK

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

Recalls per year · HXK

1in 2024

2011: 12024: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HXK

7in 2025

2007: 22008: 12010: 32011: 42012: 12013: 42014: 12015: 62016: 62017: 52018: 72019: 112020: 122021: 112022: 82023: 122024: 52025: 7
2007high 12 (2020) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HXK, 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—02
20080—01
20090—00
20100—03
20110—14
20120—01
20130—04
20140—01
20150—06
20160—06
20170—05
20180—07
20190—011
20200—012
20210—011
20220—08
20230—012
20240—15
20250—07
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HXK 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.