510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

System, Skin Closure

MKYClass I21 CFR 878.4320510(k) exempt6 decisions since 19940 recalls

FDA lists MKY as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 878.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 6 FDA decisions since 1994. 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)

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Twenty years of MKY 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 · MKY

FDA has decided no MKY device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · MKY

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

Recalls per year · MKY

No recall names MKY since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MKY

3in 2025

2018: 12021: 42022: 12023: 22025: 3
2007high 4 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MKY, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—01
20190—00
20200—00
20210—04
20220—01
20230—02
20240—00
20250—03
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — MKY by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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