510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Image Processing Device For Estimation Of External Blood Loss

PBZClass II21 CFR 880.2750510(k) required6 decisions since 20140 recalls

6 FDA decisions since 2014. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 167 days (half between 167 and 167). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is DEN130015, named by 2 later devices.

An image processing device for estimation of external blood loss is a device to be used as an aid in estimation of patient external blood loss. The device may include software and/or hardware that is used to process images capturing externally lost blood to estimate the hemoglobin mass and/or the blood volume present in the 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)

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Twenty years of PBZ 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 · PBZ

1in 2024

2014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12024: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PBZ

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

Recalls per year · PBZ

No recall names PBZ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PBZ

6in 2025

2022: 22023: 2462024: 92025: 6
2007high 246 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PBZ, 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—00
20141—00
20151—00
20161—00
20171—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—02
20230—0246
20241—09
20250—06
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — PBZ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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