510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Disinfectant, Subsystem, Water Purification

NIHClass II21 CFR 876.5665510(k) exempt1 decision since 20140 recalls

FDA lists NIH as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 876.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 1 FDA decision since 2014. No recall names this code.

Disinfectant intended for reprocessing water purification systems for hemodialysis.

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 NIH 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 · NIH

1in 2014

2014: 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NIH

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

Recalls per year · NIH

No recall names NIH since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NIH

1in 2025

2017: 22022: 22024: 72025: 1
2007high 7 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NIH, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20141—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—02
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—02
20230—00
20240—07
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — NIH 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 876.5665.