510(k) Report

FDA product code · Anesthesiology

Gas-Machine, Anesthesia

BSZClass II21 CFR 868.5160510(k) required189 decisions since 1976117 recalls

189 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 183 days (half between 101 and 310). 117 recalls name this code, 38 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K973985, named by 6 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 BSZ 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 · BSZ

1in 2025

2007: 32008: 82009: 32010: 12011: 62012: 52013: 52014: 42015: 42016: 12017: 32018: 22020: 12021: 12023: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 8 (2008) · low 0 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BSZ

145in 2017

2007: 175 days median2008: 99 days median2009: 34 days median2011: 218 days median2012: 134 days median2013: 125 days median2014: 235 days median2015: 134 days median2017: 145 days median
2007high 235 (2014) · low 34 (2009)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · BSZ

5in 2025

2007: 12008: 82009: 32010: 142011: 12012: 7, 6 Class I2013: 5, 5 Class I2015: 7, 2 Class I2016: 12017: 5, 1 Class I2018: 32019: 5, 2 Class I2020: 72021: 2, 1 Class I2022: 4, 3 Class I2023: 62024: 13, 13 Class I2025: 5, 3 Class I2026 (partial year): 7, 2 Class I
2007high 14 (2010) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (38 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · BSZ

9,198in 2025

2007: 1322008: 1042009: 852010: 972011: 872012: 892013: 3082014: 2792015: 5722016: 2,1352017: 2,3552018: 2,5892019: 1,9572020: 2,6872021: 3,1232022: 4,3522023: 5,5952024: 6,0672025: 9,198
2007high 9,198 (2025) · low 85 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BSZ, 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
200731751132
20088998104
2009334385
20101—1497
20116218187
201251347 (6)89
201351255 (5)308
201442350279
201541347 (2)572
20161—12,135
201731455 (1)2,355
20182—32,589
20190—5 (2)1,957
20201—72,687
20211—2 (1)3,123
20220—4 (3)4,352
20232—65,595
20240—13 (13)6,067
20251—5 (3)9,198
20262—7 (2)—
FIG. 1 — BSZ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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