510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Tracking, Soft Tissue, Intraoperative

OEWClass II21 CFR 882.4560510(k) required4 decisions since 20070 recalls

4 FDA decisions since 2007. No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K071063, named by 3 later devices.

For open liver surgical procedures where image-guidance may be appropriate and where the patient can tolerate long apneic periods under general anesthesia.

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 OEW 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 · OEW

1in 2015

2007: 12010: 12011: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OEW

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

Recalls per year · OEW

No recall names OEW since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OEW

1in 2012

2012: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OEW, 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
20090—00
20101—00
20111—00
20120—01
20130—00
20140—00
20151—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — OEW 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 882.4560.