510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Apparatus, Suction, Operating-Room, Wall Vacuum Powered

GCXClass II21 CFR 880.6740510(k) exempt87 decisions since 197612 recalls

FDA lists GCX as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 880.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 87 FDA decisions since 1976. 12 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K881252, named by 3 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, general hospital panel

Twenty years of GCX 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 · GCX

FDA has decided no GCX device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GCX

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

Recalls per year · GCX

1in 2024

2013: 12017: 12023: 32024: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 3 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GCX

274in 2025

2007: 242008: 442009: 402010: 512011: 672012: 2422013: 472014: 322015: 522016: 992017: 452018: 502019: 652020: 652021: 652022: 722023: 592024: 652025: 274
2007high 274 (2025) · low 24 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GCX, 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—024
20080—044
20090—040
20100—051
20110—067
20120—0242
20130—147
20140—032
20150—052
20160—099
20170—145
20180—050
20190—065
20200—065
20210—065
20220—072
20230—359
20240—165
20250—0274
20260—3—
FIG. 1 — GCX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 880.6740.