510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Surgical Apparel With Material Claims

QBWClass II21 CFR 878.4040510(k) required1 decision since 20180 recalls

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

Surgical apparel with material claims are devices that are intended to be worn by operating room personnel during surgical procedures to protect both the surgical patient and the operating room personnel from transfer of microorganisms, body fluids, and particulate material. Surgical apparel with material claims contain components that have been constructed, treated, modified, and/or coated with substances that are…

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 hospital panel

Twenty years of QBW 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 · QBW

1in 2018

2018: 1
2007high 1 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QBW

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

Recalls per year · QBW

No recall names QBW since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QBW

No MAUDE report names QBW 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
20181—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QBW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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