510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Wax, Bone

MTJClass U510(k) required43 decisions since 19792 recalls

43 FDA decisions since 1979. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 107 days (half between 42 and 548). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K971680, named by 8 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, orthopedic panel

Twenty years of MTJ 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 · MTJ

4in 2023

2008: 12009: 22010: 12011: 52012: 32013: 22014: 42015: 22016: 22019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MTJ

370in 2023

2011: 140 days median2012: 141 days median2014: 46 days median2023: 370 days median
2007high 370 (2023) · low 46 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · MTJ

1in 2023

2008: 12023: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MTJ

22in 2025

2007: 22008: 12011: 22012: 82013: 52014: 62015: 112016: 72017: 72018: 122019: 172020: 162021: 122022: 312023: 202024: 322025: 22
2007high 32 (2024) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MTJ, 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—11
20092—00
20101—00
2011514002
2012314108
20132—05
201444606
20152—011
20162—07
20170—07
20180—012
20191—017
20201—016
20211—012
20221—031
20234370120
20240—032
20250—022
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — MTJ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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