510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Carbon Dioxide Gas Controlled Tissue Expander

PQNClass II21 CFR 878.3510510(k) required3 decisions since 20160 recalls

3 FDA decisions since 2016. No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K170075, named by 1 later device.

A carbon dioxide gas controlled tissue expander is intended for tissue expansion.

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)

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Twenty years of PQN 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 · PQN

1in 2019

2016: 12017: 12019: 1
2007high 1 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PQN

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

Recalls per year · PQN

No recall names PQN since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PQN

1in 2018

2017: 12018: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PQN, 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
20161—00
20171—01
20180—01
20191—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — PQN by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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