510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Indicator, Physical/Chemical, Storage Temperature

OCIClass II21 CFR 880.2800510(k) required1 decision since 20070 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2007. No recall names this code.

The time-temperature indicator provides a visual signal that a selected time-temperature profile has been exceeded. When affixed to a device, a time temperature indicator is indicated, via a permanent color change, for the purpose of distinguishing between medical products that have exceeded a selected time-temperature profile of interest to the user from products that have not exceeded that profile.

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 OCI 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 · OCI

1in 2007

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

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OCI

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

Recalls per year · OCI

No recall names OCI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OCI

1in 2018

2017: 12018: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OCI, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—01
20180—01
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — OCI 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 880.2800.