FDA product code · Hematology
Device, Automated Sedimentation Rate
FDA lists GKB as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 864.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 2 FDA decisions since 1989. No recall names this code.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of GKB 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 · GKB
FDA has decided no GKB device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · GKB
Too few GKB 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · GKB
No recall names GKB since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · GKB
1in 2024
MAUDE reports naming product code GKB, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Planning a device in GKB? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
See the 510(k) Report