FDA product code · Orthopedic
Manual Instruments Designed For Use With Total Disc Replacement Devices
10 FDA decisions since 2021. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 59 days (half between 58 and 72). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K221848, named by 3 later devices.
The devices are intended to manipulate tissue or implant materials for the positioning, alignment, defect creation, placement, or removal of total disc replacement devices.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of QLQ 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 · QLQ
3so far in 2026, the most since 2007
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · QLQ
28in 2026
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · QLQ
No recall names QLQ since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · QLQ
2in 2022
MAUDE reports naming product code QLQ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 28 | 0 | — |
Planning a device in QLQ? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
See the 510(k) Report