510(k) Report

FDA product code · Pathology

Microtome, Accessories

IDLClass I21 CFR 864.3010510(k) exempt5 decisions since 19800 recalls

FDA lists IDL 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. 5 FDA decisions since 1980. 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 IDL 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 · IDL

FDA has decided no IDL device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IDL

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

Recalls per year · IDL

No recall names IDL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · IDL

1in 2018

2011: 62016: 12018: 1
2007high 6 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IDL, 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—06
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—01
20170—00
20180—01
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IDL 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 864.3010.