510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Shoulder Arthroplasty Implantation System

QHEClass II21 CFR 888.3660510(k) required26 decisions since 20190 recalls

26 FDA decisions since 2019. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 140 days (half between 41 and 181). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K242813, named by 3 later devices.

Intended to be used to assist in the implantation of a specific shoulder arthroplasty device or a set of specific shoulder arthroplasty devices. Indicated to include guiding alignment, making or establishing cuts, selecting, sizing, attaching, positioning or orienting implant components.

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 QHE 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 · QHE

3in 2025

2019: 12020: 32021: 22022: 32023: 62024: 42025: 32026 (partial year): 4
2007high 6 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QHE

181in 2025

2020: 88 days median2022: 149 days median2023: 103 days median2024: 97 days median2025: 181 days median2026 (partial year): 59 days median
2007high 181 (2025) · low 88 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · QHE

No recall names QHE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QHE

1in 2025

2024: 52025: 1
2007high 5 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QHE, 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
20191—00
202038800
20212—00
2022314900
2023610300
202449705
2025318101
20264590—
FIG. 1 — QHE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 888.3660.