510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Tissue Expander And Accessories

LCJClass U510(k) required55 decisions since 19771 recall

55 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 299 days (half between 77 and 491). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K130813, named by 4 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 LCJ 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 · LCJ

2in 2025

2007: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 32015: 22016: 32018: 32023: 32024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LCJ

525in 2023

2014: 256 days median2016: 153 days median2018: 29 days median2023: 525 days median
2007high 525 (2023) · low 29 (2018)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · LCJ

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LCJ

496in 2025

2007: 102008: 242009: 212010: 582011: 162012: 312013: 472014: 202015: 132016: 382017: 1112018: 5182019: 5542020: 6392021: 4402022: 4992023: 4732024: 4882025: 496
2007high 639 (2020) · low 10 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LCJ, 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
20071—010
20080—024
20090—021
20100—058
20111—016
20121—031
20131—047
20143256020
20152—013
20163153038
20170—0111
20183290518
20190—0554
20200—0639
20210—0440
20220—0499
202335251473
20241—0488
20252—0496
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — LCJ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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