510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Pump, Infusion, Pca

MEAClass II21 CFR 880.5725510(k) required31 decisions since 199130 recalls

31 FDA decisions since 1991. 30 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K002434, 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 hospital panel

Twenty years of MEA 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 · MEA

2in 2017

2008: 12009: 12013: 12016: 12017: 2
2007high 2 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MEA

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

Recalls per year · MEA

1in 2024

2008: 12010: 42011: 22014: 12017: 22022: 12024: 1
2007high 4 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MEA

3,278in 2025

2007: 812008: 2372009: 1532010: 2192011: 2452012: 4462013: 4532014: 3822015: 992016: 572017: 442018: 2562019: 1322020: 2,3312021: 3,7762022: 6,4432023: 3,9842024: 4,5592025: 3,278
2007high 6,443 (2022) · low 44 (2017)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MEA, 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—081
20081—1237
20091—0153
20100—4219
20110—2245
20120—0446
20131—0453
20140—1382
20150—099
20161—057
20172—244
20180—0256
20190—0132
20200—02,331
20210—03,776
20220—16,443
20230—03,984
20240—14,559
20250—03,278
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — MEA by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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