510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Manual Instruments Designed For Use With Non-Fusion Spinous Process Spacer Devices

QLRClass II21 CFR 888.4520510(k) required1 decision since 20250 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2025. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 83 days (half between 83 and 83). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K253118, named by 1 later device.

The devices are intended to manipulate tissue or implant materials for the positioning, alignment, placement, or removal of spinous process spacer devices for non-fusion use.

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 QLR 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 · QLR

1in 2025

2025: 1
2007high 1 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QLR

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

Recalls per year · QLR

No recall names QLR since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QLR

No MAUDE report names QLR 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
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20251—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QLR 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 888.4520.