510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Hemostatic Device For Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Use

QAUClass II21 CFR 878.4456510(k) required12 decisions since 20183 recalls

12 FDA decisions since 2018. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 211 days (half between 179 and 458). 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is DEN170015, named by 5 later devices.

Hemostatic device for intraluminal gastrointestinal use. A hemostatic device for intraluminal gastrointestinal use is a prescription device that is endoscopically applied to the upper and/or lower gastrointestinal tract and is intended to produce hemostasis via absorption of fluid or by other physical means.

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 QAU 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 · QAU

3in 2024

2018: 12020: 12021: 22022: 12023: 12024: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 3 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QAU

211in 2024

2024: 211 days median2026 (partial year): 89 days median
2007high 211 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · QAU

2in 2024

2024: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · QAU

121in 2025

2018: 562019: 2182020: 732021: 1122022: 1352023: 1322024: 1542025: 121
2007high 218 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QAU, 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
20181—056
20190—0218
20201—073
20212—0112
20221—0135
20231—0132
202432112154
20250—0121
20263891—
FIG. 1 — QAU by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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