510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Container, I.V.

KPEClass II21 CFR 880.5025510(k) required117 decisions since 197653 recalls

117 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 160 days (half between 45 and 219). 53 recalls name this code, 2 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K983294, named by 3 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, general hospital panel

Twenty years of KPE 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 · KPE

2in 2025

2008: 12009: 12011: 22012: 12013: 12019: 32020: 12021: 22023: 22024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 3
2007high 3 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KPE

183in 2019

2019: 183 days median2026 (partial year): 270 days median
2007high 270 (2026) · low 183 (2019)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KPE

16in 2024

2009: 32010: 142014: 2, 2 Class I2017: 12018: 132022: 22024: 16
2007high 16 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KPE

220in 2025

2007: 432008: 222009: 382010: 872011: 7972012: 1,2292013: 6222014: 5752015: 5432016: 5272017: 2842018: 1422019: 2052020: 1472021: 1622022: 1122023: 1272024: 1582025: 220
2007high 1,229 (2012) · low 22 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KPE, 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—043
20081—022
20091—338
20100—1487
20112—0797
20121—01,229
20131—0622
20140—2 (2)575
20150—0543
20160—0527
20170—1284
20180—13142
201931830205
20201—0147
20212—0162
20220—2112
20232—0127
20241—16158
20252—0220
202632700—
FIG. 1 — KPE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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