FDA product code · General and plastic surgery
Temporary Tissue Marker
7 FDA decisions since 2013. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 336 days (half between 192 and 339). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K163541, named by 4 later devices.
To temporarily (< 30 days) mark a tissue site intended for surgical removal. The tissue marker is surgically removed with the target tissue.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of PBY 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 · PBY
1in 2023
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · PBY
Too few PBY 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · PBY
No recall names PBY since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · PBY
1in 2024
MAUDE reports naming product code PBY, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Planning a device in PBY? 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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Other codes under 21 CFR 878.4300.