510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Susceptibility Test Cards, Antimicrobial

LTWClass II21 CFR 866.1640510(k) required17 decisions since 19788 recalls

17 FDA decisions since 1978. 8 recalls name this code, 0 of them 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, microbiology panel

Twenty years of LTW 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 · LTW

FDA has decided no LTW device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · LTW

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

Recalls per year · LTW

2in 2022

2011: 22013: 42022: 2
2007high 4 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LTW

1in 2016

2007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12014: 32016: 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LTW, 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—01
20080—01
20090—01
20100—01
20110—20
20120—00
20130—40
20140—03
20150—00
20160—01
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—20
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — LTW 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 866.1640.