FDA product code · General and plastic surgery
Absorbable Synthetic Wound Dressing
22 FDA decisions since 2003. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 97 days (half between 62 and 138). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K090160, named by 4 later devices.
Intended as a physical barrier to cover the wound and provide a moist wound environment. Intended to be left on wounds after topical application.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of QSZ 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 · QSZ
4so far in 2026, the most since 2007
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · QSZ
85in 2017
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · QSZ
No recall names QSZ since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · QSZ
38in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code QSZ, 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 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 85 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 0 | 38 |
| 2026 | 4 | 159 | 0 | — |
Planning a device in QSZ? 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