510(k) Report

FDA product code · Clinical chemistry

Enzymatic Esterase--Oxidase, Cholesterol

CHHClass I21 CFR 862.1175510(k) exempt230 decisions since 197613 recalls

FDA lists CHH as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 862.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 230 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 365 days (half between 315 and 467). 13 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K861700, 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, clinical chemistry panel

Twenty years of CHH 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 · CHH

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 22009: 12011: 12012: 42013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 22019: 12022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 4 (2012) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CHH

198in 2012

2012: 198 days median
2007high 198 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · CHH

2in 2021

2009: 32010: 22013: 12014: 12016: 22021: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CHH

14in 2025

2007: 12010: 102011: 182012: 112014: 12016: 52017: 22018: 12019: 52020: 12021: 22022: 42023: 42024: 82025: 14
2007high 18 (2011) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CHH, 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—01
20082—00
20091—30
20100—210
20111—018
20124198011
20131—10
20141—11
20151—00
20161—25
20171—02
20182—01
20191—05
20200—01
20210—22
20221—04
20230—04
20241—08
20251—014
20260—1—
FIG. 1 — CHH by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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