510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Powered Microneedle Device

QAIClass II21 CFR 878.4430510(k) required26 decisions since 20181 recall

26 FDA decisions since 2018. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 148 days (half between 99 and 244). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is DEN160029, named by 9 later devices.

A powered microneedle device is a device using one or more needles to mechanically puncture and injure skin tissue for aesthetic use.

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 QAI 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 · QAI

6in 2025

2018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 42022: 42023: 22024: 32025: 62026 (partial year): 2
2007high 6 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QAI

160in 2025

2021: 226 days median2022: 172 days median2024: 104 days median2025: 160 days median
2007high 226 (2021) · low 104 (2024)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · QAI

1in 2019

2019: 1
2007high 1 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · QAI

11in 2025

2020: 12021: 22022: 62023: 292024: 52025: 11
2007high 29 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QAI, 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
20170—00
20182—00
20191—10
20202—01
2021422602
2022417206
20232—029
2024310405
20256160011
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — QAI by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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