510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Solvent, Adhesive Tape

KOXClass I21 CFR 878.4730510(k) exempt12 decisions since 19823 recalls

FDA lists KOX as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 878.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 12 FDA decisions since 1982. 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them 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, general and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of KOX 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 · KOX

FDA has decided no KOX device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KOX

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

Recalls per year · KOX

2in 2011

2010: 12011: 2
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KOX

1in 2025

2010: 12011: 172013: 42014: 12015: 72016: 12017: 32018: 32019: 52020: 152021: 72022: 32023: 32025: 1
2007high 17 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KOX, 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—00
20090—00
20100—11
20110—217
20120—00
20130—04
20140—01
20150—07
20160—01
20170—03
20180—03
20190—05
20200—015
20210—07
20220—03
20230—03
20240—00
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — KOX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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