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PMA · Approved

Approved

Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) Assay

P160046PMAApproved May 1, 2017193-day reviewClass III

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

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. · PLS Immunohistochemistry Assay, Antibody, Programmed Death-Ligand 1

Approved on May 1, 2017 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 193-day review.

Decided
May 1, 2017
Review
193 days
Class
Class III
Product code
PLS
Recalls
None

PMA approvals rest on their own clinical evidence and do not claim a predicate, so this family tree starts here.

P160046 has 18 supplements since 2017: changes to the approved device, its labelling or its manufacturing, each approved separately.

PMA supplements approved per year

2017: 12018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 22022: 42023: 32024: 22025: 1
2017high 4 (2022) · low 1 (2017)2025
View FIG. 1 as a table
YearSupplements approved
20171
20182
20191
20202
20212
20224
20233
20242
20251
FIG. 1 — Supplements to P160046, 2017–2025Source: FDA PMA database

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Sources: FDA PMA database (decision fields and supplements), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Does it have a predicate?

PMA 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 PLS devices

PLS Immunohistochemistry Assay, Antibody, Programmed Death-Ligand 1: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PLS

4in 2025

2015: 12016: 112017: 142018: 102019: 102020: 102021: 72022: 82023: 82024: 42025: 42026 (partial year): 6
2007high 14 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PLS

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

Recalls per year · PLS

1in 2022

2022: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · PLS

27in 2023

2017: 22020: 12021: 32022: 22023: 27
2007high 27 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PLS, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
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
20151—00
201611—00
201714—02
201810—00
201910—00
202010—01
20217—03
20228—12
20238—027
20244—00
20254—00
20266—0—
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510(k) Report. “P160046: Ventana PD-L1 (SP263) Assay.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P160046

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