FDA product code · General and plastic surgery
Low Power Electrosurgical Devices For Skin Lesion Destruction
4 FDA decisions since 2023. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 319 days (half between 103 and 551). No recall names this code.
For the removal and destruction of skin lesions in general dermatological procedures, also referred to as Plasma Pen Devices, which generates electrical arc in the ambient air between an electrical probe tip and the skin and cause intended tissue damage for the removal and destruction of skin lesions
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of QVJ 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 · QVJ
1in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · QVJ
530in 2023
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · QVJ
No recall names QVJ since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · QVJ
No MAUDE report names QVJ since 2007.
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 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 530 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
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Other codes under 21 CFR 878.4400.