510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Diagnostic Neurosurgical Microscope Filter

QFXClass II21 CFR 882.4950510(k) required6 decisions since 20190 recalls

6 FDA decisions since 2019. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 203 days (half between 179 and 324). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is DEN180024, named by 2 later devices.

A diagnostic neurosurgical microscope filter is a device intended for use during neurosurgery to visualize fluorescence and enhance visualization of tissue associated with a specific disease or condition.

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, neurology panel

Twenty years of QFX 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 · QFX

2in 2024

2019: 12022: 12024: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QFX

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

Recalls per year · QFX

No recall names QFX since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QFX

No MAUDE report names QFX 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
20221—00
20230—00
20242—00
20250—00
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — QFX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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