510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Assay, Genotyping, Hepatitis C Virus

OBFClass II21 CFR 866.3170510(k) required2 decisions since 20130 recalls

2 FDA decisions since 2013. No recall names this code.

In vitro diagnostic device for qualitative detection and classification of 8 clinically relevant Hepatitis C Virus RNA genotypes

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, microbiology panel

Twenty years of OBF 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 · OBF

1in 2021

2013: 42014: 32015: 22016: 62017: 22018: 22019: 32020: 22021: 1
2007high 6 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OBF

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

Recalls per year · OBF

No recall names OBF since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OBF

3in 2015

2014: 62015: 3
2007high 6 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OBF, 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
20134—00
20143—06
20152—03
20166—00
20172—00
20182—00
20193—00
20202—00
20211—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — OBF 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 866.3170.