510(k) Report

FDA product code · Pathology

Media, Mounting, Water Soluble

KEQClass I21 CFR 864.4010510(k) exempt7 decisions since 19780 recalls

FDA lists KEQ 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. 7 FDA decisions since 1978. 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 KEQ 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 · KEQ

FDA has decided no KEQ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KEQ

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

Recalls per year · KEQ

No recall names KEQ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · KEQ

No MAUDE report names KEQ 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 — KEQ 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.