510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Tray, Surgical, Ent

MMOClass I21 CFR 874.4420510(k) exempt1 decision since 19773 recalls

FDA lists MMO as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 874.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 1 FDA decision since 1977. 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

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 MMO 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 · MMO

FDA has decided no MMO device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · MMO

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

Recalls per year · MMO

1in 2024

2022: 12024: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MMO

2in 2023

2018: 22019: 72021: 22023: 2
2007high 7 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MMO, 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—02
20190—07
20200—00
20210—02
20220—10
20230—02
20240—10
20250—00
20260—1—
FIG. 1 — MMO by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 874.4420.