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De Novo · Granted

Granted

Variola virus Real-Time PCR Assay

DEN160016De NovoGranted Feb 6, 2017298-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.3316

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · PRA Variola Virus Nucleic Acid-Based Detection Assay

Granted on Feb 6, 2017 as a new device type through De Novo after a 298-day review.

Decided
Feb 6, 2017
Review
298 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PRA
Recalls
None

De Novo grants create a new device type without a predicate, so this family tree starts here.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of DEN160016Source: FDA De Novo database · How lineage is built

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Does it have a predicate?

De Novo decisions do not claim a predicate device.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All PRA devices

PRA Variola Virus Nucleic Acid-Based Detection Assay: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PRA

1in 2017

2017: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PRA

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

Recalls per year · PRA

No recall names PRA since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PRA

No MAUDE report names PRA since 2007.

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510(k) Report. “DEN160016: Variola virus Real-Time PCR Assay.” Lineage record from FDA De Novo data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/DEN160016

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026