510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Catheter, Cholangiography

GBZClass I21 CFR 878.4200510(k) exempt24 decisions since 197820 recalls

FDA lists GBZ as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 878.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 24 FDA decisions since 1978. 20 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K942450, named by 1 later device.

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 and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of GBZ 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 · GBZ

FDA has decided no GBZ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GBZ

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

Recalls per year · GBZ

1in 2023

2008: 72016: 82018: 12023: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 8 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GBZ

6in 2025

2007: 62008: 302009: 212010: 122011: 162012: 122013: 92014: 162015: 122016: 82017: 212018: 512019: 122020: 112021: 72022: 72023: 52024: 32025: 6
2007high 51 (2018) · low 3 (2024)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GBZ, 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—06
20080—730
20090—021
20100—012
20110—016
20120—012
20130—09
20140—016
20150—012
20160—88
20170—021
20180—151
20190—012
20200—011
20210—07
20220—07
20230—15
20240—03
20250—06
20260—3—
FIG. 1 — GBZ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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