510(k) Report

FDA product code · Anesthesiology

Catheters, Suction, Tracheobronchial

BSYClass I21 CFR 868.6810510(k) exempt116 decisions since 197630 recalls

FDA lists BSY 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. 116 FDA decisions since 1976. 30 recalls name this code, 1 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K902383, named by 2 later devices.

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 BSY 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 · BSY

FDA has decided no BSY device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · BSY

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

Recalls per year · BSY

1in 2023

2014: 1, 1 Class I2017: 112019: 12020: 12021: 32023: 1
2007high 11 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · BSY

163in 2025

2007: 312008: 172009: 372010: 202011: 422012: 542013: 482014: 652015: 2952016: 3152017: 1132018: 7212019: 1212020: 1492021: 632022: 3092023: 1982024: 2102025: 163
2007high 721 (2018) · low 17 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BSY, 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—031
20080—017
20090—037
20100—020
20110—042
20120—054
20130—048
20140—1 (1)65
20150—0295
20160—0315
20170—11113
20180—0721
20190—1121
20200—1149
20210—363
20220—0309
20230—1198
20240—0210
20250—0163
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — BSY by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 868.6810.