510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Test, Hepatitis B (B Antigen, B Surface Antigen, Be Antigen)

LOMClass II21 CFR 866.3172510(k) required26 decisions since 198026 recalls

26 FDA decisions since 1980. 26 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is P190017, named by 1 later device.

In vitro diagnostic device intended for aid in the diagnosis of chronic or acute HBV infection. HBV surface antigen (HbsAg) is also used for screening of HBV infection in pregnant women to identify neonates who are at risk of acquiring hepatitis B during perinatal period.

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 LOM 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 · LOM

68in 2025

2007: 192008: 222009: 482010: 462011: 1192012: 1252013: 462014: 462015: 382016: 462017: 572018: 732019: 362020: 492021: 572022: 692023: 632024: 522025: 682026 (partial year): 1
2007high 125 (2012) · low 19 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LOM

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

Recalls per year · LOM

1in 2023

2007: 102008: 12009: 22010: 12012: 12013: 22014: 22018: 22023: 1
2007high 10 (2007) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LOM

382in 2025

2007: 722008: 642009: 1282010: 932011: 1322012: 1402013: 1742014: 1292015: 1392016: 1462017: 882018: 1122019: 1912020: 1392021: 1472022: 1392023: 1632024: 1972025: 382
2007high 382 (2025) · low 64 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LOM, 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
200719—1072
200822—164
200948—2128
201046—193
2011119—0132
2012125—1140
201346—2174
201446—2129
201538—0139
201646—0146
201757—088
201873—2112
201936—0191
202049—0139
202157—0147
202269—0139
202363—1163
202452—0197
202568—0382
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — LOM by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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