510(k) Report

FDA product code · Obstetrics and gynecology

Clamp And Cutter, Umbilical

NBZClass II21 CFR 884.4530510(k) exempt1 decision since 20160 recalls

FDA lists NBZ as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 884.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 1 FDA decision since 2016. No recall names this code.

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, obstetrics and gynecology panel

Twenty years of NBZ 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 · NBZ

1in 2016

2016: 1
2007high 1 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NBZ

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

Recalls per year · NBZ

No recall names NBZ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NBZ

2in 2023

2023: 2
2007high 2 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NBZ, 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
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20161—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—02
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — NBZ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 884.4530.