510(k) Report

FDA product code · Pathology

Stains, Dye Solution

LEEClass I21 CFR 864.1850510(k) exempt1 decision since 19820 recalls

FDA lists LEE 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. 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 LEE 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 · LEE

FDA has decided no LEE device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · LEE

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

Recalls per year · LEE

No recall names LEE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · LEE

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LEE, 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—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—01
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — LEE 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 864.1850.