FDA product code · General hospital
Respirator, Surgical
FDA lists MSH as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 878.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 35 FDA decisions since 1996. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 112 days (half between 112 and 112). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K960778, named by 8 later devices.
A surgical N95 respirator or N95 filtering facepiece respirator is not exempt if it is intended to prevent specific diseases or infections, or it is labeled or otherwise represented as filtering surgical smoke or plumes, filtering specific amounts of viruses or bacteria, reducing the amount of and/or killing viruses, bacteria, or fungi, or affecting allergenicity, or it contains coating technologies unrelated to…
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of MSH 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 · MSH
1in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MSH
60in 2010
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MSH
1in 2008
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MSH
10in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MSH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
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| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 59 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 71 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
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Other codes under 21 CFR 878.4040.