510(k) Report

FDA product code · Clinical chemistry

Fluorometer, For Clinical Use

KHOClass I21 CFR 862.2560510(k) exempt38 decisions since 197617 recalls

FDA lists KHO as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 862.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 38 FDA decisions since 1976. 17 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K973547, named by 4 later devices.

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, clinical chemistry panel

Twenty years of KHO 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 · KHO

1in 2012

2012: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KHO

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

Recalls per year · KHO

7in 2018

2011: 22012: 12014: 22017: 42018: 7
2007high 7 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KHO

178in 2025

2007: 52008: 12009: 242010: 492011: 292012: 682013: 532014: 652015: 302016: 352017: 1522018: 2,1232019: 4402020: 2572021: 2132022: 2242023: 2602024: 1682025: 178
2007high 2,123 (2018) · low 1 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KHO, 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—05
20080—01
20090—024
20100—049
20110—229
20121—168
20130—053
20140—265
20150—030
20160—035
20170—4152
20180—72,123
20190—0440
20200—0257
20210—0213
20220—0224
20230—0260
20240—0168
20250—0178
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — KHO by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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