FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat
Active Implantable Bone Conduction Hearing System
12 FDA decisions since 2018. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 116 days (half between 107 and 120). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is DEN170009, named by 4 later devices.
An active implantable bone conduction hearing system is a prescription device consisting of an implanted transducer, implanted electronics components, and an audio processor. The active implantable bone conduction hearing system is intended to compensate for conductive or mixed hearing losses by conveying amplified acoustic signals to the cochlea via mechanical vibrations on the skull bone.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of PFO 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 · PFO
2in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · PFO
114in 2019
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · PFO
No recall names PFO since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · PFO
994in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code PFO, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 | 114 | 0 | 25 |
| 2020 | 2 | — | 0 | 70 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 237 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 306 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 473 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | 0 | 712 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 994 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
Planning a device in PFO? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
See the 510(k) Report