510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Pin, Fixation, Resorbable, Hard Tissue

OVZClass II21 CFR 888.3040510(k) required3 decisions since 19900 recalls

3 FDA decisions since 1990. No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K901456, named by 7 later devices.

Intended for small bone fixation in fracture, osteotomy, and arthrodesis applications.

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, orthopedic panel

Twenty years of OVZ 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 · OVZ

1in 2014

2011: 12014: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OVZ

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

Recalls per year · OVZ

No recall names OVZ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OVZ

1in 2021

2011: 12013: 22014: 52015: 42016: 62017: 12018: 12021: 1
2007high 6 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OVZ, 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
20111—01
20120—00
20130—02
20141—05
20150—04
20160—06
20170—01
20180—01
20190—00
20200—00
20210—01
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — OVZ 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 888.3040.