510(k) Report

FDA product code · Immunology

Ferritin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control

DBFClass II21 CFR 866.5340510(k) required87 decisions since 19774 recalls

87 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 624 days (half between 624 and 624). 4 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K050944, named by 2 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, immunology panel

Twenty years of DBF 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 · DBF

1in 2021

2009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12014: 12017: 12020: 12021: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DBF

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

Recalls per year · DBF

3in 2012

2012: 3
2007high 3 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DBF

1in 2025

2012: 12013: 12016: 12017: 22018: 72019: 12020: 12021: 32023: 32024: 12025: 1
2007high 7 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DBF, 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—00
20080—00
20091—00
20101—00
20111—00
20121—31
20130—01
20141—00
20150—00
20160—01
20171—02
20180—07
20190—01
20201—01
20211—03
20220—00
20230—03
20240—01
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — DBF by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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