FDA product code · Orthopedic · Class U

MRW: System, Facet Screw Spinal Device

MRW is FDA's product code for "System, Facet Screw Spinal Device": a Class U device, reviewed by the Orthopedic panel. FDA flags it as an implant.

510(k) review time for MRW

Across 30 510(k) clearances under MRW decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 95 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 57 and 218 days, and 80% were decided within 252 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, MRW, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 30)
Fastest16
25th percentile57
Median95
75th percentile218
80th percentile252
90th percentile268
Slowest294
Median days by decision year, MRW (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
2024507
2025977
2026 (to 10-06, partial)1695

Source: openFDA 510(k) records, snapshot of 2026-10-06 (openFDA data as of 2026-09-28). Compare 510(k) review times across all device types, see every code side by side in the Clearance Timeline Estimator, or browse the clearances themselves in PredicateScope.

MRW in the public FDA record

Records naming MRW, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years78
Establishment listings180
GUDID device identifiers2,413

Counts of records, not of devices or events. Adverse event reports for MRW are in MAUDEScope, as counts with the query shown: MAUDE has no denominator, so a report count is not a rate and does not show that a device caused an event.

FDA-recognized standards that cite MRW

No FDA recognized consensus standard cites MRW by product code. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can still apply.

Source: FDA Recognized Consensus Standards, snapshot of 2026-09-01. Search them all in the Consensus Standards Lookup.

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