510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Mass Spectrometry, Microorganism Identification, Blood Culture

QNJClass II21 CFR 866.3378510(k) required2 decisions since 20200 recalls

2 FDA decisions since 2020. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 182 days (half between 182 and 182). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K193419, named by 2 later devices.

Blood culture processing device that includes associated reagents that are intended to concentrate and purify microbial cells from blood culture samples identified as positive by a continuous monitoring blood culture system with organisms subsequently identified by spectrometry.

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 QNJ 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 · QNJ

1in 2024

2020: 12024: 1
2007high 1 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QNJ

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

Recalls per year · QNJ

No recall names QNJ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QNJ

No MAUDE report names QNJ 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
20190—00
20201—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20241—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QNJ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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