510(k) Report

FDA product code · Pathology

Digital Pathology Image Viewing And Management Software

QKQClass II21 CFR 864.3700510(k) required14 decisions since 20200 recalls

14 FDA decisions since 2020. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 246 days (half between 158 and 309). No recall names this code.

Digital pathology image viewing and management software device is a software intended for viewing and management of digital images of scanned surgical pathology slides prepared from formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue. It is an aid to the pathologist to review and interpret these digital images for the purposes of primary diagnosis.

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, pathology panel

Twenty years of QKQ 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 · QKQ

7in 2025

2020: 22022: 22024: 22025: 72026 (partial year): 1
2007high 7 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QKQ

226in 2025

2025: 226 days median
2007high 226 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · QKQ

No recall names QKQ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QKQ

No MAUDE report names QKQ since 2007.

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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
20202—00
20210—00
20222—00
20230—00
20242—00
2025722600
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — QKQ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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