510(k) Report

FDA product code · Clinical toxicology

Mass Spectrometer, Clinical Use

DOPClass I21 CFR 862.2860510(k) exempt10 decisions since 19776 recalls

FDA lists DOP 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. 10 FDA decisions since 1977. 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K974322, 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, clinical toxicology panel

Twenty years of DOP 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 · DOP

FDA has decided no DOP device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · DOP

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

Recalls per year · DOP

4in 2023

2018: 12021: 12023: 4
2007high 4 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DOP

1in 2025

2010: 22011: 42012: 32013: 32015: 12017: 32018: 12022: 12023: 42024: 22025: 1
2007high 4 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DOP, 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
20090—00
20100—02
20110—04
20120—03
20130—03
20140—00
20150—01
20160—00
20170—03
20180—11
20190—00
20200—00
20210—10
20220—01
20230—44
20240—02
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — DOP by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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