510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Single Component

KTWClass II21 CFR 888.3030510(k) required38 decisions since 197857 recalls

38 FDA decisions since 1978. 57 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K011815, named by 25 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, orthopedic panel

Twenty years of KTW 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 · KTW

1in 2019

2008: 22012: 12016: 12017: 22019: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KTW

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

Recalls per year · KTW

57in 2010

2010: 57
2007high 57 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KTW

96in 2025

2007: 32008: 102009: 22010: 262011: 212012: 702013: 702014: 622015: 262016: 412017: 272018: 242019: 112020: 602021: 252022: 502023: 302024: 1232025: 96
2007high 123 (2024) · low 2 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KTW, 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—03
20082—010
20090—02
20100—5726
20110—021
20121—070
20130—070
20140—062
20150—026
20161—041
20172—027
20180—024
20191—011
20200—060
20210—025
20220—050
20230—030
20240—0123
20250—096
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — KTW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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