510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Laser, Comb, Hair

OAPClass II21 CFR 890.5500510(k) required115 decisions since 20070 recalls

115 FDA decisions since 2007. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 90 days (half between 83 and 107). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K163170, named by 13 later devices.

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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 OAP 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 · OAP

6in 2025

2007: 12009: 12010: 12011: 42012: 22013: 32014: 32015: 82016: 82017: 52018: 152019: 92020: 92021: 52022: 82023: 82024: 102025: 62026 (partial year): 9
2007high 15 (2018) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OAP

87in 2025

2011: 89 days median2013: 262 days median2014: 80 days median2015: 126 days median2016: 83 days median2017: 83 days median2018: 87 days median2019: 89 days median2020: 88 days median2021: 89 days median2022: 99 days median2023: 81 days median2024: 94 days median2025: 87 days median2026 (partial year): 83 days median
2007high 262 (2013) · low 80 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · OAP

No recall names OAP since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OAP

11in 2025

2011: 12013: 12015: 22016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 42021: 32022: 22024: 12025: 11
2007high 11 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OAP, 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
20071—00
20080—00
20091—00
20101—00
201148901
20122—00
2013326201
201438000
2015812602
201688301
201758301
2018158701
201998904
202098800
202158903
202289902
202388100
2024109401
2025687011
20269830—
FIG. 1 — OAP by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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