510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Enzyme Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay, Varicella-Zoster

LFYClass II21 CFR 866.3900510(k) required17 decisions since 19833 recalls

17 FDA decisions since 1983. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 182 days (half between 182 and 182). 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K981867, named by 1 later device.

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, microbiology panel

Twenty years of LFY 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 · LFY

1in 2023

2007: 22015: 12023: 1
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LFY

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

Recalls per year · LFY

1in 2022

2008: 12022: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LFY

2in 2024

2015: 202016: 22018: 22019: 22022: 22023: 12024: 2
2007high 20 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LFY, 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
20072—00
20080—10
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20151—020
20160—02
20170—00
20180—02
20190—02
20200—00
20210—00
20220—12
20231—01
20240—02
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — LFY by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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