510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ophthalmic

Digital Amsler Grid

QTWClass I21 CFR 886.1330510(k) exempt1 decision since 20220 recalls

FDA lists QTW as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 886.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 1 FDA decision since 2022. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 637 days (half between 637 and 637). No recall names this code.

A Digital Amsler grid is intended as an aid in detection of central visual irregularities caused by changes in the visual pathway in patients.

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, ophthalmic panel

Twenty years of QTW 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 · QTW

1in 2022

2022: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QTW

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

Recalls per year · QTW

No recall names QTW since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QTW

No MAUDE report names QTW 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
20221—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QTW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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