510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Transparent Patch For Use In Treatment Of Tattoos

PKOClass II21 CFR 878.4810510(k) required2 decisions since 20150 recalls

2 FDA decisions since 2015. No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K150212, named by 2 later devices.

To reduce formation of bubbles during laser treatment of tattoos.

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, general and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of PKO 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 · PKO

1in 2017

2015: 12017: 1
2007high 1 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PKO

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

Recalls per year · PKO

No recall names PKO since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PKO

1in 2025

2018: 12019: 22020: 12022: 12025: 1
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PKO, 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
20140—00
20151—00
20160—00
20171—00
20180—01
20190—02
20200—01
20210—00
20220—01
20230—00
20240—00
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — PKO by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other codes under 21 CFR 878.4810.