510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Mr-Guided Focused Ultrasound System

POHClass IIIPMA required1 decision since 20160 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2016. No recall names this code.

An MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound System is intended to use high intensity focused ultrasound (HiFU) to heat and ablate soft tissue in the brain to treat neurological disorders. MR imaging and thermal mapping are used to plan and monitor the use of the device during the procedure.

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, neurology panel

Twenty years of POH 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 · POH

5in 2025

2016: 22017: 32018: 42019: 22020: 22021: 22022: 72023: 72024: 52025: 52026 (partial year): 4
2007high 7 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · POH

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

Recalls per year · POH

No recall names POH since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · POH

41in 2025

2017: 52018: 22019: 332020: 282021: 352022: 292023: 292024: 352025: 41
2007high 41 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code POH, 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
20162—00
20173—05
20184—02
20192—033
20202—028
20212—035
20227—029
20237—029
20245—035
20255—041
20264—0—
FIG. 1 — POH by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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