510(k) Report

FDA product code · Pathology

Adhesive, Albumin-Based

KELClass I21 CFR 864.4010510(k) exempt2 decisions since 19880 recalls

FDA lists KEL 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 1988. 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 KEL 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 · KEL

FDA has decided no KEL device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KEL

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

Recalls per year · KEL

No recall names KEL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · KEL

No MAUDE report names KEL since 2007.

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—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — KEL 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 864.4010.