510(k) Report

FDA product code · Pathology

System, Immunomagnetic, Circulating Cancer Cell, Enumeration

NQIClass II21 CFR 866.6020510(k) required13 decisions since 20043 recalls

13 FDA decisions since 2004. 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is DEN040001, named by 3 later devices.

In vitro diagnostic device to aid in the enumeration of immunomagnetically selected and fluorescently identified circulating tumor cells of epithelial origin in whole blood for prediction of cancer progression and survival.

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, pathology panel

Twenty years of NQI 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 · NQI

1in 2013

2007: 12008: 12010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 1
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NQI

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

Recalls per year · NQI

1in 2011

2007: 12009: 12011: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NQI

3in 2008

2008: 3
2007high 3 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NQI, 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
20071—10
20081—03
20090—10
20101—00
20111—10
20122—00
20131—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — NQI by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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