510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Brush, Biopsy, Bronchoscope (Non-Rigid)

BTGClass II21 CFR 874.4680510(k) required6 decisions since 19782 recalls

6 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 49 days (half between 49 and 49). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K190293, named by 3 later devices.

If the device is reusable, validated reprocessing instructions and reprocessing validation data for this device type must be included in a 510(k) submission (82 FR 26807, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-06-09/pdf/2017-12007.pdf).

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, ear, nose and throat panel

Twenty years of BTG 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 · BTG

1in 2025

2013: 12019: 12020: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BTG

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

Recalls per year · BTG

No recall names BTG since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · BTG

9in 2025

2007: 32008: 252009: 42010: 12011: 12012: 92013: 12014: 52015: 32016: 82017: 82018: 82019: 82020: 112022: 42023: 12024: 82025: 9
2007high 25 (2008) · low 0 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BTG, 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—03
20080—025
20090—04
20100—01
20110—01
20120—09
20131—01
20140—05
20150—03
20160—08
20170—08
20180—08
20191—08
20201—011
20210—00
20220—04
20230—01
20240—08
20251—09
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — BTG by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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