510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Sealant, Polymerizing

NBEClass IIIPMA required7 decisions since 20006 recalls

7 FDA decisions since 2000. 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

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 NBE 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 · NBE

11in 2025

2007: 42008: 42009: 22010: 102011: 62012: 122013: 102014: 42015: 72016: 82017: 132018: 232019: 22020: 52021: 112022: 32023: 52024: 32025: 112026 (partial year): 2
2007high 23 (2018) · low 2 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NBE

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

Recalls per year · NBE

2in 2023

2010: 32011: 12023: 2
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NBE

15in 2025

2007: 252008: 202009: 32010: 72011: 92012: 92013: 42014: 122015: 102016: 442017: 122018: 102019: 72020: 272021: 92022: 122023: 142024: 242025: 15
2007high 44 (2016) · low 3 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NBE, 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
20074—025
20084—020
20092—03
201010—37
20116—19
201212—09
201310—04
20144—012
20157—010
20168—044
201713—012
201823—010
20192—07
20205—027
202111—09
20223—012
20235—214
20243—024
202511—015
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — NBE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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