510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Gram-Negative Bacteria And Associated Resistance Markers

PENClass II21 CFR 866.3365510(k) required12 decisions since 20133 recalls

12 FDA decisions since 2013. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 203 days (half between 109 and 206). 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K130914, named by 4 later devices.

A qualitative multiplexed in vitro diagnostic device to detect and identify gram-negative bacteria and resistance markers in positive blood cultures.

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 PEN 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 · PEN

1in 2025

2013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12018: 12019: 22020: 12022: 12024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PEN

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

Recalls per year · PEN

1in 2023

2020: 12021: 12023: 1
2007high 1 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · PEN

13in 2025

2018: 12019: 52020: 42021: 152022: 52023: 12024: 82025: 13
2007high 15 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PEN, 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
20131—00
20141—00
20151—00
20161—00
20170—00
20181—01
20192—05
20201—14
20210—115
20221—05
20230—11
20241—08
20251—013
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — PEN by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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