510(k) Report

FDA product code · Microbiology

Multi-Target Respiratory Specimen Nucleic Acid Test Including Sars-Cov-2 And Other Microbial Agents

QOFClass II21 CFR 866.3981510(k) required38 decisions since 20215 recalls

38 FDA decisions since 2021. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 178 days (half between 87 and 238). 5 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is DEN200031, named by 13 later devices.

A device to detect and identify nucleic acid targets in respiratory specimens from microbial agents that cause the SARS-CoV-2 respiratory infection and other microbial agents when in a multi-target test is an in vitro diagnostic device intended for the detection and identification of SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial agents when in a multi-target test in human clinical respiratory specimens from patients suspected of…

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 QOF 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 · QOF

13in 2025

2021: 12023: 72024: 92025: 132026 (partial year): 8
2007high 13 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QOF

178in 2025

2023: 238 days median2024: 147 days median2025: 178 days median2026 (partial year): 128 days median
2007high 238 (2023) · low 147 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · QOF

2so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2023: 12024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · QOF

10in 2025

2023: 62024: 302025: 10
2007high 30 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QOF, 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
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20090—00
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20170—00
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20200—00
20211—00
20220—00
2023723816
20249147130
202513178110
202681282—
FIG. 1 — QOF by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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