510(k) Report

FDA product code · Pathology

Microscope, Automated, Image Analysis, Immunohistochemistry,Operator Intervention,Nuclear Intensity & Percent Positivity

NQNClass II21 CFR 864.1860510(k) required15 decisions since 20043 recalls

15 FDA decisions since 2004. 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K111869, named by 4 later devices.

Automated microscopic immunohistochemistry image- analysis system to measure nuclear intensity and percent positivity with operator intervention.

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 NQN 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 · NQN

1in 2015

2007: 12008: 12010: 12012: 22013: 32014: 12015: 1
2007high 3 (2013) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NQN

427in 2013

2013: 427 days median
2007high 427 (2013)2026

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

Recalls per year · NQN

1in 2020

2007: 12008: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NQN

1in 2023

2016: 12017: 12020: 12023: 1
2007high 1 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NQN, 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—10
20090—00
20101—00
20110—00
20122—00
2013342700
20141—00
20151—00
20160—01
20170—01
20180—00
20190—00
20200—11
20210—00
20220—00
20230—01
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — NQN by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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