510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Dressing, Wound, Hydrophilic

NACClass I21 CFR 878.4018510(k) exempt4 decisions since 19916 recalls

FDA lists NAC as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 878.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 4 FDA decisions since 1991. 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K914575, named by 3 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, general and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of NAC 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 · NAC

1in 2008

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

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NAC

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

Recalls per year · NAC

3in 2024

2016: 12024: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NAC

83in 2025

2010: 22013: 202014: 972015: 2432016: 592017: 262018: 2212019: 672020: 1372021: 572022: 712023: 1152024: 352025: 83
2007high 243 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NAC, 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
20081—00
20090—00
20100—02
20110—00
20120—00
20130—020
20140—097
20150—0243
20160—159
20170—026
20180—0221
20190—067
20200—0137
20210—057
20220—071
20230—0115
20240—335
20250—083
20260—1—
FIG. 1 — NAC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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