510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Orally Ingested Transient Device For Constipation

QTNClass II21 CFR 876.5940510(k) required3 decisions since 20220 recalls

3 FDA decisions since 2022. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 96 days (half between 91 and 101). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K223031, named by 1 later device.

An orally ingested transient device for constipation is an electric swallowable capsule that naturally passes through the gastrointestinal tract for the treatment of constipation.

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, gastroenterology and urology panel

Twenty years of QTN 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 · QTN

2in 2023

2022: 12023: 2
2007high 2 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QTN

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

Recalls per year · QTN

No recall names QTN since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QTN

4in 2025

2024: 52025: 4
2007high 5 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QTN, 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
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20221—00
20232—00
20240—05
20250—04
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QTN by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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