510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Assayed Quality Control Material For Clinical Microbiology Assays

QCHClass II21 CFR 866.3920510(k) required1 decision since 20250 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2025. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 496 days (half between 496 and 496). No recall names this code.

Serologic controls for microbiology assays

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 QCH 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 · QCH

1in 2025

2025: 1
2007high 1 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QCH

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

Recalls per year · QCH

No recall names QCH since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QCH

No MAUDE report names QCH 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
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20251—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QCH 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 866.3920.