510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Dilator, Tracheal

KCGClass I21 CFR 874.4420510(k) exempt1 decision since 19821 recall

FDA lists KCG as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 874.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 1 FDA decision since 1982. 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, ear, nose and throat panel

Twenty years of KCG 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 · KCG

FDA has decided no KCG device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KCG

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

Recalls per year · KCG

1in 2024

2024: 1
2007high 1 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KCG

2in 2022

2007: 12008: 22009: 12010: 22011: 22012: 12014: 22016: 12017: 12018: 22019: 12021: 12022: 2
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KCG, 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—01
20080—02
20090—01
20100—02
20110—02
20120—01
20130—00
20140—02
20150—00
20160—01
20170—01
20180—02
20190—01
20200—00
20210—01
20220—02
20230—00
20240—10
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — KCG 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 874.4420.