510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Device To Detect And Measure Procalcitonin (Pct) In Human Clinical Specimens

PMTClass II21 CFR 866.3215510(k) required5 decisions since 20160 recalls

5 FDA decisions since 2016. No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is DEN150009, named by 5 later devices.

An assay used to determine the level of procalcitonin (PCT) in human serum and plasma as an aid in assessing the mortality for patients diagnosed with severe sepsis or septic shock.

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 PMT 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 · PMT

1in 2020

2016: 32018: 12020: 1
2007high 3 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PMT

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

Recalls per year · PMT

No recall names PMT since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PMT

1in 2025

2017: 42018: 32019: 12020: 12023: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 4 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PMT, 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
20140—00
20150—00
20163—00
20170—04
20181—03
20190—01
20201—01
20210—00
20220—00
20230—02
20240—01
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — PMT by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other codes under 21 CFR 866.3215.