510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Blood Detection Capsule

QUDClass II21 CFR 876.1390510(k) required1 decision since 20230 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2023. No recall names this code.

Ingestible gastrointestinal blood detection capsule device is a prescription device that uses spectrophotometry (light absorption technology) to detect the presence or absence of blood in the gastrointestinal tract.

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, gastroenterology and urology panel

Twenty years of QUD 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 · QUD

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QUD

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

Recalls per year · QUD

No recall names QUD since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QUD

No MAUDE report names QUD 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
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20231—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QUD by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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