510(k) Report

FDA product code · Anesthesiology

Stylet, Tracheal Tube

BSRClass I21 CFR 868.5790510(k) exempt32 decisions since 197713 recalls

FDA lists BSR as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 868.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 32 FDA decisions since 1977. 13 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K952100, named by 1 later device.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, anesthesiology panel

Twenty years of BSR at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · BSR

1in 2017

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

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BSR

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

Recalls per year · BSR

3in 2024

2008: 32011: 12014: 12015: 22016: 12024: 3
2007high 3 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · BSR

18in 2025

2007: 162008: 92009: 72010: 182011: 182012: 272013: 352014: 552015: 222016: 92017: 122018: 152019: 182020: 52021: 112022: 52023: 192024: 312025: 18
2007high 55 (2014) · low 5 (2020)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BSR, 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—016
20080—39
20090—07
20100—018
20110—118
20120—027
20130—035
20140—155
20150—222
20160—19
20171—012
20180—015
20190—018
20200—05
20210—011
20220—05
20230—019
20240—331
20250—018
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — BSR by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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