510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Tympanostomy Tube Delivery Product With Drug

QJAClass IIIPMA required1 decision since 20190 recalls

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

Intended to place a tympanostomy tube across the tympanic membrane under local anesthesia.

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, ear, nose and throat panel

Twenty years of QJA 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 · QJA

2in 2025

2019: 12020: 22021: 12022: 22023: 12024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QJA

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

Recalls per year · QJA

No recall names QJA since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QJA

6in 2025

2021: 22022: 62023: 22024: 142025: 6
2007high 14 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QJA, 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
20202—00
20211—02
20222—06
20231—02
20241—014
20252—06
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — QJA by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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