510(k) Report

FDA product code · Anesthesiology

Absorbent, Carbon-Dioxide

CBLClass I21 CFR 868.5300510(k) exempt5 decisions since 19816 recalls

FDA lists CBL 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. 5 FDA decisions since 1981. 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

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 CBL 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 · CBL

FDA has decided no CBL device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · CBL

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

Recalls per year · CBL

3in 2010

2010: 3
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CBL

17in 2025

2007: 22008: 32009: 22010: 82011: 22012: 12013: 12015: 22016: 42018: 42019: 42020: 102021: 222022: 202023: 92024: 62025: 17
2007high 22 (2021) · low 0 (2014)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CBL, 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—02
20080—03
20090—02
20100—38
20110—02
20120—01
20130—01
20140—00
20150—02
20160—04
20170—00
20180—04
20190—04
20200—010
20210—022
20220—020
20230—09
20240—06
20250—017
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — CBL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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