FDA product code · Dental
External Mandibular Fixator And/Or Distractor
60 FDA decisions since 1995. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 217 days (half between 217 and 217). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K010139, named by 8 later devices.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of MQN 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 · MQN
1in 2022
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MQN
292in 2008
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MQN
1in 2014
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MQN
34in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MQN, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 292 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 26 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 107 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 179 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 1 | 57 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 93 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 87 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 75 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 108 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 122 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 86 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 101 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 61 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 39 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 60 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 34 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
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Other codes under 21 CFR 872.4760.