510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Orthopaedic Surgical Planning And Instrument Guides

PBFClass II21 CFR 888.3030510(k) required27 decisions since 20120 recalls

27 FDA decisions since 2012. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 211 days (half between 90 and 314). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K190044, named by 4 later devices.

As a surgical instrument to assist in pre-operative planning and/or guiding the marking of bone and/or guide surgical instruments for orthopedic surgical procedures.

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 PBF 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 · PBF

8in 2025

2012: 12014: 12017: 12019: 12020: 12021: 22022: 32023: 52024: 32025: 82026 (partial year): 1
2007high 8 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PBF

227in 2025

2022: 435 days median2023: 314 days median2024: 62 days median2025: 227 days median
2007high 435 (2022) · low 62 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · PBF

No recall names PBF since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PBF

62in 2025

2012: 22014: 12018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 122022: 532023: 452024: 342025: 62
2007high 62 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PBF, 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
20110—00
20121—02
20130—00
20141—01
20150—00
20160—00
20171—00
20180—02
20191—01
20201—02
20212—012
20223435053
20235314045
2024362034
20258227062
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — PBF 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 888.3030.