FDA product code · General, Plastic Surgery · Class 2

NEU: Marker, Radiographic, Implantable

NEU is FDA's product code for "Marker, Radiographic, Implantable": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 878.4300, reviewed by the General, Plastic Surgery panel. FDA flags it as an implant.

510(k) review time for NEU

Across 41 510(k) clearances under NEU decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 123 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 88 and 264 days, and 80% were decided within 268 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, NEU, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 41)
Fastest27
25th percentile88
Median123
75th percentile264
80th percentile268
90th percentile302
Slowest403
Median days by decision year, NEU (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
2018898
20191495
202426710
2025995

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.

NEU in the public FDA record

Records naming NEU, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years110
Device recalls14
Establishment listings280
GUDID device identifiers653

Counts of records, not of devices or events. Adverse event reports for NEU 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 NEU

No FDA recognized consensus standard cites NEU 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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