510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Temporary, Internal Use Hemostatic

PODClass II21 CFR 878.4454510(k) required6 decisions since 20171 recall

6 FDA decisions since 2017. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 254 days (half between 187 and 359). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K200167, named by 2 later devices.

Intended to control severely bleeding wounds

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 POD 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 · POD

1in 2025

2017: 12019: 12020: 12022: 12023: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · POD

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

Recalls per year · POD

1in 2021

2021: 1
2007high 1 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · POD

1in 2025

2021: 12024: 22025: 1
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code POD, 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
20150—00
20160—00
20171—00
20180—00
20191—00
20201—00
20210—11
20221—00
20231—00
20240—02
20251—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — POD by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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