510(k) Report

FDA product code · Hematology

Device, Heat-Sealing

KSDClass I21 CFR 864.9750510(k) exempt1 decision since 19821 recall

FDA lists KSD 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. 1 FDA decision since 1982. 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I.

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, hematology panel

Twenty years of KSD 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 · KSD

FDA has decided no KSD device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KSD

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

Recalls per year · KSD

1in 2011

2011: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KSD

1in 2016

2009: 12011: 12012: 12016: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KSD, 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—00
20080—00
20090—01
20100—00
20110—11
20120—01
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—01
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — KSD by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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