510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Kit, Quality Control For Culture Media

JTRClass I21 CFR 866.2480510(k) exempt12 decisions since 198137 recalls

FDA lists JTR as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 866.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 12 FDA decisions since 1981. 37 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

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, microbiology panel

Twenty years of JTR 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 · JTR

FDA has decided no JTR device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · JTR

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

Recalls per year · JTR

4in 2025

2007: 42013: 12014: 32015: 32017: 22020: 152021: 22023: 22025: 4
2007high 15 (2020) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JTR

1in 2015

2015: 1
2007high 1 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JTR, 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—40
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—10
20140—30
20150—31
20160—00
20170—20
20180—00
20190—00
20200—150
20210—20
20220—00
20230—20
20240—00
20250—40
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — JTR by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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