510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Implant, Auditory Brainstem

MHEClass IIIPMA required1 decision since 20000 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2000. No recall names this code.

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, ear, nose and throat panel

Twenty years of MHE 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 · MHE

1in 2025

2016: 52017: 82018: 82019: 72020: 42021: 22022: 22023: 42024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 8 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MHE

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

Recalls per year · MHE

No recall names MHE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MHE

5in 2025

2007: 12015: 42016: 92017: 72018: 12019: 112020: 52021: 122022: 62023: 72024: 72025: 5
2007high 12 (2021) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MHE, 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—01
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—04
20165—09
20178—07
20188—01
20197—011
20204—05
20212—012
20222—06
20234—07
20241—07
20251—05
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — MHE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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