510(k) Report

FDA product code · Radiology

Automated Radiological Image Processing Software

QIHClass II21 CFR 892.2050510(k) required338 decisions since 20191 recall

338 FDA decisions since 2019. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 142 days (half between 92 and 219). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K213998, named by 6 later devices.

To provide automated radiological image processing and analysis tools. Software implementing artificial intelligence including nonadaptive machine learning algorithms trained with clinical and/or artificial data. In these devices, the algorithm training data typically impacts device performance. Adaptive AI algorithms are not within scope of this product code.

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, radiology panel

Twenty years of QIH 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 · QIH

94in 2025

2019: 22020: 112021: 192022: 252023: 452024: 642025: 942026 (partial year): 78
2007high 94 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QIH

150in 2025

2020: 145 days median2021: 125 days median2022: 134 days median2023: 151 days median2024: 141 days median2025: 150 days median2026 (partial year): 130 days median
2007high 151 (2023) · low 125 (2021)2026

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

Recalls per year · QIH

1so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · QIH

4in 2025

2024: 22025: 4
2007high 4 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QIH, 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
20192—00
20201114500
20211912500
20222513400
20234515100
20246414102
20259415004
2026781301—
FIG. 1 — QIH by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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