510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Growing Rod System

PGMClass II21 CFR 888.3070510(k) required14 decisions since 20140 recalls

14 FDA decisions since 2014. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 355 days (half between 309 and 400). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K133904, named by 9 later devices.

Stabilization or correction of spinal deformities without the use of fusion.

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 PGM 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 · PGM

1in 2025

2014: 42015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 22019: 12020: 12022: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PGM

81in 2014

2014: 81 days median
2007high 81 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · PGM

No recall names PGM since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PGM

7in 2025

2014: 52015: 12016: 92017: 42018: 12020: 12022: 52023: 32024: 12025: 7
2007high 9 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PGM, 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
20120—00
20130—00
201448105
20151—01
20161—09
20171—04
20182—01
20191—00
20201—01
20210—00
20221—05
20230—03
20240—01
20251—07
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — PGM 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 888.3070.