510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

Media, Reproductive

MQLClass II21 CFR 884.6180510(k) required260 decisions since 19876 recalls

260 FDA decisions since 1987. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 227 days (half between 148 and 263). 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K060168, named by 7 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 MQL 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 · MQL

9in 2025

2007: 32008: 122009: 22010: 62011: 12012: 52014: 52015: 72016: 122017: 102018: 42019: 62020: 82021: 12022: 32023: 52024: 122025: 92026 (partial year): 3
2007high 12 (2008) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MQL

225in 2025

2007: 212 days median2008: 151 days median2010: 235 days median2012: 253 days median2014: 142 days median2015: 87 days median2016: 170 days median2017: 113 days median2018: 94 days median2019: 170 days median2020: 257 days median2022: 316 days median2023: 199 days median2024: 195 days median2025: 225 days median2026 (partial year): 179 days median
2007high 316 (2022) · low 87 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · MQL

1in 2023

2012: 12020: 12021: 22022: 12023: 1
2007high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MQL

3in 2025

2012: 12013: 22014: 32016: 22023: 12024: 62025: 3
2007high 6 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MQL, 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
2007321200
20081215100
20092—00
2010623500
20111—00
2012525311
20130—02
2014514203
201578700
20161217002
20171011300
201849400
2019617000
2020825710
20211—20
2022331610
2023519911
20241219506
2025922503
202631790—
FIG. 1 — MQL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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