510(k) Report

FDA product code · Clinical toxicology

Gastric Emptying Breath Test

PGEClass IIIPMA required1 decision since 20150 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2015. No recall names this code.

Gastric emptying breath tests are intended for use in the measurement of the rate of gastric emptying of solids and as an aid in the diagnosis of delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis) in adult humans who are symptomatic for gastoparesis.The test system typically utilizes a Mass Spectrometer for the measurement of the ratio of 13CO2 to 12CO2 in breath samples following the ingestion of a 13C-labeled test meal.

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 toxicology panel

Twenty years of PGE 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 · PGE

1in 2025

2015: 12017: 12018: 12019: 22021: 22022: 12023: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PGE

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

Recalls per year · PGE

No recall names PGE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PGE

No MAUDE report names PGE since 2007.

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
20140—00
20151—00
20160—00
20171—00
20181—00
20192—00
20200—00
20212—00
20221—00
20231—00
20240—00
20251—00
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — PGE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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