510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Lymph Node Location System During Sentinel Biopsy Procedure

PUVClass IIIPMA required1 decision since 20180 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2018. No recall names this code.

Locating lymph nodes draining a tumor as part of the sentinel lymph node biopsy 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)

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Twenty years of PUV 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 · PUV

3in 2024

2018: 22019: 12021: 12022: 22023: 12024: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PUV

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

Recalls per year · PUV

No recall names PUV since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PUV

No MAUDE report names PUV since 2007.

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
20170—00
20182—00
20191—00
20200—00
20211—00
20222—00
20231—00
20243—00
20250—00
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — PUV by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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