Sleeve, Limb, Compressible

How Is JOW Classified?

Sleeve, Limb, Compressible is FDA product code JOW, Class 2, 21 CFR 870.5800.

What Does It Take to Sell It in the United States?

A 510(k) premarket notification is required before it is sold in the United States: the applicant shows the device is substantially equivalent to one already on the market. The review can be done by an FDA-accredited third party, which is usually faster. Chinese applicants hold 28 clearances under this code; the FDA took a median of 144 days from receipt to decision on them.

4 went the Special 510(k) route, the one for a change to the applicant’s own cleared device.

What Has Gone Wrong With It?

The FDA has recorded 32 recalls under this product code since 2008. None was by a company in China. The root causes the FDA records most often are Device Design (9), Process control (7) and Software change control (3).

A recall is a fact about one product and its maker, not a grade for every manufacturer of the type.