510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Catheter, Suprapubic (And Accessories)

KOBClass II21 CFR 876.5090510(k) required32 decisions since 197864 recalls

32 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 253 days (half between 253 and 253). 64 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K970021, named by 2 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, gastroenterology and urology panel

Twenty years of KOB 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 · KOB

1in 2024

2012: 12014: 12018: 22019: 12024: 1
2007high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KOB

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

Recalls per year · KOB

2in 2019

2019: 2
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KOB

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 62009: 42010: 32011: 122012: 22013: 42014: 22015: 12016: 22017: 122018: 182019: 42020: 12021: 22022: 22023: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 18 (2018) · low 1 (2015)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KOB, 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—02
20080—06
20090—04
20100—03
20110—012
20121—02
20130—04
20141—02
20150—01
20160—02
20170—012
20182—018
20191—24
20200—01
20210—02
20220—02
20230—01
20241—01
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — KOB by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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