FDA product code · General and plastic surgery
Focused Ultrasound For Tissue Heat Or Mechanical Cellular Disruption
30 FDA decisions since 2009. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 89 days (half between 70 and 122). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K141708, named by 4 later devices.
A device using focused ultrasound to produce localized, mechanical motion within tissues and cells for the purpose of producing either localized heating for tissue coagulation or for mechanical cellular membrane disruption intended for non-invasive aesthetic use.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of OHV 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 · OHV
2in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · OHV
90in 2023
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · OHV
1in 2023
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · OHV
20in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code OHV, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2014 | 3 | 171 | 0 | 17 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 19 |
| 2016 | 3 | 107 | 0 | 29 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 29 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
Planning a device in OHV? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
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