510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Cooperative Powered Surgical Assist Device For Ent Surgery

QXGClass II21 CFR 874.4460510(k) required1 decision since 20230 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2023. No recall names this code.

A cooperative powered surgical assist device for ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgery is a device that facilitates ENT surgical procedures, including instrument placement. The device works in conjunction with the surgeon's movements to assist with precise and stable positioning of an instrument while maintaining the surgeon’s direct physical control of the instrument.

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)

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Twenty years of QXG 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 · QXG

1in 2023

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

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QXG

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

Recalls per year · QXG

No recall names QXG since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QXG

No MAUDE report names QXG since 2007.

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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 — QXG by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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