510(k) Report

FDA product code · Pathology

Digital Pathology Image Artifact Detection Software Device

SIXClass II21 CFR 864.3700510(k) required1 decision since 20260 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2026. No recall names this code.

Digital Pathology Image Artifact Detection Software device is an artificial intelligence-based software intended to identify specific artifacts in scanned digital whole slide images (WSIs) of pathology slides prepared from human samples. It is intended to identify WSIs that should undergo further evaluation for image quality prior to diagnostic review of the images by pathologists. Device output is not intended for…

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 SIX 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 · SIX

1so far in 2026, the most since 2007

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

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · SIX

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

Recalls per year · SIX

No recall names SIX since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · SIX

No MAUDE report names SIX 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
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — SIX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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