510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Battery, Replacement, Rechargeable

MOQClass I21 CFR 878.4820510(k) exempt3 decisions since 19982 recalls

FDA lists MOQ 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. 3 FDA decisions since 1998. 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K081713, named by 1 later device.

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 and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of MOQ 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 · MOQ

1in 2008

2008: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MOQ

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

Recalls per year · MOQ

1in 2024

2024: 1
2007high 1 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MOQ

193in 2025

2007: 22008: 82009: 12010: 42011: 32012: 32013: 2022014: 5262015: 7692016: 3642017: 5072018: 1332019: 782020: 1202021: 1232022: 8602023: 1252024: 1842025: 193
2007high 860 (2022) · low 1 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MOQ, 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—02
20081—08
20090—01
20100—04
20110—03
20120—03
20130—0202
20140—0526
20150—0769
20160—0364
20170—0507
20180—0133
20190—078
20200—0120
20210—0123
20220—0860
20230—0125
20240—1184
20250—0193
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — MOQ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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