510(k) Report

FDA product code · Pathology

Acridine Orange

IDCClass I21 CFR 864.1850510(k) exempt4 decisions since 19810 recalls

FDA lists IDC 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. 4 FDA decisions since 1981. No recall names this code.

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, pathology panel

Twenty years of IDC 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 · IDC

FDA has decided no IDC device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IDC

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

Recalls per year · IDC

No recall names IDC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · IDC

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IDC, 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—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—01
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IDC 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 864.1850.