510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Tape And Bandage, Adhesive

KGXClass I21 CFR 880.5240510(k) exempt187 decisions since 197726 recalls

FDA lists KGX as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 880.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 187 FDA decisions since 1977. 26 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K813265, named by 2 later devices.

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, general and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of KGX 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 · KGX

FDA has decided no KGX device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KGX

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

Recalls per year · KGX

8in 2025

2010: 82011: 42012: 22015: 32019: 12025: 8
2007high 8 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KGX

317in 2025

2007: 372008: 262009: 372010: 312011: 392012: 592013: 882014: 982015: 2002016: 1582017: 2062018: 2132019: 4882020: 1,2902021: 5622022: 2532023: 1922024: 2242025: 317
2007high 1,290 (2020) · low 26 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KGX, 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—037
20080—026
20090—037
20100—831
20110—439
20120—259
20130—088
20140—098
20150—3200
20160—0158
20170—0206
20180—0213
20190—1488
20200—01,290
20210—0562
20220—0253
20230—0192
20240—0224
20250—8317
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — KGX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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