510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

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CAHClass II21 CFR 868.5260510(k) required202 decisions since 197613 recalls

202 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 221 days (half between 203 and 362). 13 recalls name this code, 7 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K934475, named by 5 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, general hospital panel

Twenty years of CAH 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 · CAH

2in 2024

2007: 22008: 12009: 42010: 52011: 32012: 32013: 12014: 42015: 22017: 12019: 22020: 22021: 22022: 32023: 32024: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 5 (2010) · low 0 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CAH

237in 2023

2009: 111 days median2010: 216 days median2011: 281 days median2012: 212 days median2014: 250 days median2022: 204 days median2023: 237 days median
2007high 281 (2011) · low 111 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · CAH

1in 2025

2010: 22013: 12014: 12017: 12022: 6, 6 Class I2025: 1, 1 Class I
2007high 6 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (7 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CAH

77in 2025

2007: 322008: 272009: 182010: 402011: 92012: 162013: 472014: 982015: 512016: 342017: 292018: 332019: 302020: 332021: 562022: 672023: 402024: 512025: 77
2007high 98 (2014) · low 9 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CAH, 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
20072—032
20081—027
20094111018
20105216240
2011328109
20123212016
20131—147
20144250198
20152—051
20160—034
20171—129
20180—033
20192—030
20202—033
20212—056
202232046 (6)67
20233237040
20242—051
20250—1 (1)77
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — CAH by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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