510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

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HXZClass I21 CFR 888.4540510(k) exempt1 decision since 19871 recall

FDA lists HXZ 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 1987. 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I.

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 HXZ 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 · HXZ

FDA has decided no HXZ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HXZ

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

Recalls per year · HXZ

1in 2020

2020: 1
2007high 1 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HXZ

33in 2025

2007: 62008: 62010: 12011: 42012: 62013: 542014: 292015: 242016: 332017: 252018: 262019: 362020: 242021: 442022: 372023: 332024: 342025: 33
2007high 54 (2013) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HXZ, 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—06
20080—06
20090—00
20100—01
20110—04
20120—06
20130—054
20140—029
20150—024
20160—033
20170—025
20180—026
20190—036
20200—124
20210—044
20220—037
20230—033
20240—034
20250—033
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — HXZ 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.