510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Reherniation Reduction Device

QESClass IIIPMA required1 decision since 20190 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2019. No recall names this code.

The device is intended to reduce the incidence of reherniation, and reoperation following primary limited lumbar discectomy procedures (excision of herniated intervertebral disc).

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, orthopedic panel

Twenty years of QES 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 · QES

2in 2025

2019: 32020: 32023: 12024: 22025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QES

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

Recalls per year · QES

No recall names QES since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QES

38in 2025

2020: 192021: 182022: 222023: 182024: 232025: 38
2007high 38 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QES, 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
20180—00
20193—00
20203—019
20210—018
20220—022
20231—018
20242—023
20252—038
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — QES by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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