510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

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MQEClass II21 CFR 884.6100510(k) required33 decisions since 19991 recall

33 FDA decisions since 1999. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 241 days (half between 229 and 254). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K983593, named by 5 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, obstetrics and gynecology panel

Twenty years of MQE 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 · MQE

2in 2024

2009: 12012: 12014: 12017: 42018: 12019: 32024: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MQE

197in 2019

2017: 234 days median2019: 197 days median
2007high 234 (2017) · low 197 (2019)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · MQE

1in 2008

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

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

Adverse event reports per year · MQE

37in 2025

2010: 22011: 12013: 42014: 32016: 182017: 32018: 52019: 52020: 12022: 22023: 372024: 202025: 37
2007high 37 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MQE, 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—10
20091—00
20100—02
20110—01
20121—00
20130—04
20141—03
20150—00
20160—018
2017423403
20181—05
2019319705
20200—01
20210—00
20220—02
20230—037
20242—020
20250—037
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — MQE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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