510(k) Report

FDA product code · Clinical chemistry

Digital Image, Storage And Communications, Non-Diagnostic, Laboratory Information System

NVVClass I21 CFR 862.2100510(k) exempt0 decisions0 recalls

FDA lists NVV as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 862.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 0 FDA decisions. No recall names this code.

Intended for clinical laboratory image storage and communications. A clinical laboratory image storage and communications device is a device that provides electronic storage and retrieval functions, and provides electronic transfer for non-diagnostic clinical laboratory images. Images are not intended for diagnostic purposes and not intended for radiological images.

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, clinical chemistry panel

Twenty years of NVV 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 · NVV

FDA has decided no NVV device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · NVV

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

Recalls per year · NVV

No recall names NVV since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NVV

4in 2014

2013: 12014: 4
2007high 4 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NVV, 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—01
20140—04
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 — NVV 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 862.2100.