510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Bone Cement

LODClass II21 CFR 888.3027510(k) required79 decisions since 197111 recalls

79 FDA decisions since 1971. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 177 days (half between 59 and 271). 11 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K032945, named by 15 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 LOD 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 · LOD

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 32013: 22014: 12015: 42016: 12017: 32018: 22019: 42020: 32021: 42022: 32023: 22024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2015) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LOD

277in 2022

2009: 103 days median2015: 138 days median2017: 96 days median2019: 90 days median2020: 139 days median2021: 95 days median2022: 277 days median
2007high 277 (2022) · low 90 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · LOD

2in 2022

2014: 12017: 42020: 12022: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LOD

355in 2025

2007: 782008: 1342009: 1702010: 2912011: 4282012: 4122013: 5012014: 4652015: 5292016: 6152017: 8172018: 1,2952019: 2,3072020: 1,2942021: 7822022: 4722023: 4752024: 4922025: 355
2007high 2,307 (2019) · low 78 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LOD, 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
20072—078
20081—0134
200931030170
20100—0291
20110—0428
20120—0412
20132—0501
20141—1465
201541380529
20161—0615
20173964817
20182—01,295
201949002,307
2020313911,294
20214950782
202232772472
20232—0475
20241—0492
20251—0355
20261—2—
FIG. 1 — LOD by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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