510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Low Energy Direct Current Thermal Ablation System

OABClass II21 CFR 878.4400510(k) required15 decisions since 20063 recalls

15 FDA decisions since 2006. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 203 days (half between 111 and 271). 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K183385, named by 4 later devices.

Ablation of soft tissue

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 OAB 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 · OAB

4in 2024

2008: 22011: 12015: 12019: 12022: 12023: 12024: 42026 (partial year): 3
2007high 4 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OAB

129in 2024

2024: 129 days median2026 (partial year): 179 days median
2007high 179 (2026) · low 129 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · OAB

1in 2020

2011: 12012: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · OAB

10in 2025

2010: 32011: 12012: 822013: 172014: 182015: 112016: 92017: 52018: 52019: 62020: 162021: 112022: 42023: 102024: 142025: 10
2007high 82 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OAB, 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
20082—00
20090—00
20100—03
20111—11
20120—182
20130—017
20140—018
20151—011
20160—09
20170—05
20180—05
20191—06
20200—116
20210—011
20221—04
20231—010
20244129014
20250—010
202631790—
FIG. 1 — OAB 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 878.4400.