510(k) Report

FDA product code · Anesthesiology

Ventilator, Emergency, Powered (Resuscitator)

BTLClass II21 CFR 868.5925510(k) required100 decisions since 197717 recalls

100 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 203 days (half between 196 and 278). 17 recalls name this code, 10 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K892885, named by 12 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 BTL 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 · BTL

1in 2025

2007: 52008: 42009: 52010: 32011: 22013: 12014: 72015: 12017: 22018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12023: 12025: 1
2007high 7 (2014) · low 0 (2012)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BTL

203in 2014

2007: 122 days median2008: 198 days median2009: 173 days median2010: 140 days median2014: 203 days median
2007high 203 (2014) · low 122 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · BTL

2in 2024

2007: 12011: 12012: 2, 2 Class I2013: 3, 1 Class I2015: 3, 2 Class I2019: 3, 3 Class I2021: 12024: 2, 2 Class I
2007high 3 (2013) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (10 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · BTL

165in 2025

2007: 52008: 372009: 692010: 962011: 752012: 1152013: 1032014: 702015: 792016: 802017: 1012018: 1972019: 3412020: 4542021: 5062022: 7552023: 7312024: 6672025: 165
2007high 755 (2022) · low 5 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BTL, 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
2007512215
20084198037
20095173069
20103140096
20112—175
20120—2 (2)115
20131—3 (1)103
20147203070
20151—3 (2)79
20160—080
20172—0101
20181—0197
20191—3 (3)341
20201—0454
20211—1506
20220—0755
20231—0731
20240—2 (2)667
20251—0165
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — BTL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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