510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Sterilizer, Chemical

MLRClass II21 CFR 880.6860510(k) required47 decisions since 199439 recalls

47 FDA decisions since 1994. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 100 days (half between 56 and 222). 39 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K062297, named by 8 later devices.

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, general hospital panel

Twenty years of MLR 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 · MLR

1in 2025

2007: 22009: 12011: 62012: 22013: 12014: 22015: 12016: 42017: 22018: 22019: 42021: 22022: 22023: 52024: 32025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2011) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MLR

216in 2024

2011: 214 days median2016: 183 days median2019: 90 days median2023: 222 days median2024: 216 days median
2007high 222 (2023) · low 90 (2019)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · MLR

1in 2017

2007: 52008: 82009: 22010: 12011: 22012: 32013: 92014: 32017: 1
2007high 9 (2013) · low 0 (2015)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MLR

46in 2025

2007: 2722008: 5362009: 4332010: 2112011: 342012: 1012013: 5412014: 3992015: 4122016: 2862017: 2792018: 2892019: 2222020: 1742021: 2022022: 1882023: 1402024: 442025: 46
2007high 541 (2013) · low 34 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MLR, 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—5272
20080—8536
20091—2433
20100—1211
20116214234
20122—3101
20131—9541
20142—3399
20151—0412
201641830286
20172—1279
20182—0289
20194900222
20200—0174
20212—0202
20222—0188
202352220140
20243216044
20251—046
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — MLR by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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