510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Assay For Detection Of Proteases In Chronic Wounds

QFAClass II21 CFR 866.3231510(k) required1 decision since 20190 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2019. No recall names this code.

A device to detect bacterial protease activity in chronic wound fluid is a lateral flow prescription device that may include a sterile swab. The device is intended for use in patients as an aid in assessing the risk for non-healing of chronic venous, diabetic foot, and pressure ulcers associated with wounds where there are no signs of wound infection and where patient are asymptomatic for clinical signs of infection.

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 QFA 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 · QFA

1in 2019

2019: 1
2007high 1 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QFA

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

Recalls per year · QFA

No recall names QFA since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QFA

No MAUDE report names QFA 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
20191—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QFA by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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