510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Nucleic Acid Detection System For Non-Viral Microorganism (S) Causing Sexually Transmitted Infections

QEPClass II21 CFR 866.3393510(k) required24 decisions since 20193 recalls

24 FDA decisions since 2019. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 357 days (half between 179 and 438). 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is DEN180047, named by 4 later devices.

A device to detect nucleic acids from non-viral microorganism(s) causing sexually transmitted infections is an in vitro diagnostic device intended for the detection and identification of nucleic acids from non-viral microorganism(s) in clinical specimens collected from patients suspected of sexually transmitted infections. The device is intended to aid in the diagnosis of non-viral sexually transmitted infections…

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 QEP 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 · QEP

4in 2025

2019: 52020: 32021: 32022: 32023: 32025: 42026 (partial year): 3
2007high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QEP

268in 2025

2019: 85 days median2020: 46 days median2021: 521 days median2022: 438 days median2023: 325 days median2025: 268 days median2026 (partial year): 171 days median
2007high 521 (2021) · low 46 (2020)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · QEP

3in 2024

2024: 3
2007high 3 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · QEP

9in 2025

2021: 12022: 12023: 82024: 82025: 9
2007high 9 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QEP, 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
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
201958500
202034600
2021352101
2022343801
2023332508
20240—38
2025426809
202631710—
FIG. 1 — QEP by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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