510(k) Report

FDA product code · Radiology

Bone Sonometer

MUAClass II21 CFR 892.1180510(k) required17 decisions since 19982 recalls

17 FDA decisions since 1998. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 270 days (half between 224 and 315). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K110646, named by 2 later devices.

A bone sonometer is a device that transmits ultrasound energy into the human body to measure acoustic properties of bone that indicate overall bone health and fracture risk. The primary components of the device are a voltage generator, a transmitting transducer, a receiving transducer, and hardware and software for reception and processing of the received ultrasonic signal. Reclassified from class 3 pma to class 2…

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, radiology panel

Twenty years of MUA 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 · MUA

1in 2022

2011: 22013: 12016: 12017: 22018: 12021: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MUA

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

Recalls per year · MUA

2in 2019

2019: 2
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MUA

1in 2011

2011: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MUA, 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—00
20090—00
20100—00
20112—01
20120—00
20131—00
20140—00
20150—00
20161—00
20172—00
20181—00
20190—20
20200—00
20211—00
20221—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — MUA by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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