510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Optical Neurosurgical Nerve Locator

QWPClass II21 CFR 874.1820510(k) required1 decision since 20230 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2023. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 298 days (half between 298 and 298). No recall names this code.

To locate or monitor function of spinal nerve roots or peripheral nerves during neurosurgery.

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, neurology panel

Twenty years of QWP 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 · QWP

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QWP

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

Recalls per year · QWP

No recall names QWP since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QWP

No MAUDE report names QWP 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
20231—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QWP by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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