FDA PRODUCT CODE · CLASS II
MQB — Solid State X-Ray Imager (Flat Panel/Digital Imager)
What these counts are not
Clearance and recall counts are SPEQ’s aggregation of FDA’s own published records for the code. A recall count is a measure of history, not of a device’s safety, neither number is an FDA rating, and SPEQ is not affiliated with the FDA.
What this classification requires
Every statement below is FDA’s own classification record for this product code, quoted from the device classification field reference. The SPEQ reading beneath each one is SPEQ’s interpretation of what it means for the work, and is not FDA text.
510(K)
SPEQ READINGA premarket notification under 21 CFR Part 807 Subpart E is the route for this code. The submission argues substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate, so the engineering question is which predicate the design can actually be compared against, and the evidence question is what testing supports that comparison.
Class II (moderate to high risk): general controls and special controls
SPEQ READINGSpecial controls are the distinguishing feature: performance standards, guidance documents, patient registries or postmarket surveillance named for the device type. Find the special controls before designing the test plan — they usually name the tests.
Device is eligible for The Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting Program
SPEQ READINGMalfunctions for this code may be reported in periodic summary form rather than as individual MDRs under 21 CFR Part 803. Eligibility is a property of the product code; using it is a decision the manufacturer makes and must be able to justify.
Not exempt due to Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)/Quality System
SPEQ READINGThe full Quality Management System Regulation (21 CFR 820, incorporating ISO 13485:2016) applies, and is what an FDA inspection of this device will be conducted against.
Device is not implantable
SPEQ READINGNo implant-specific expectations attach from the classification itself.
Device is not used for life sustaining purposes
SPEQ READINGNo life-sustaining designation attaches to this code.
Device is a candidate for a third party review program
SPEQ READINGAn Accredited Person may conduct the 510(k) review instead of FDA. FDA still makes the clearance decision — third-party review changes who reviews, never who decides.
Other product codes under 21 CFR 892.1680
One regulation usually governs several product codes. These share this code’s regulation, and therefore its classification basis.
21 CFR 892.1680 — Stationary x-ray system
The classification regulation for this product code, as published by the Office of the Federal Register. This is the regulation text itself — no SPEQ interpretation appears in it.
(a) Identification. A stationary x-ray system is a permanently installed diagnostic system intended to generate and control x-rays for examination of various anatomical regions. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories.
(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). A radiographic contrast tray or radiology diagnostic kit intended for use with a stationary x-ray system only is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 892.9. [48 FR 53047, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 84 FR 71818, Dec. 30, 2019]
Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21. 21 CFR is a work of the United States Government and is in the public domain. SPEQ read this section on October 22, 2026. CFR is amended continuously, so verify against the source before acting on it: read 21 CFR 892.1680 on eCFR →
Recent clearances
Recent recalls
Philips has identified that some ceiling suspension telescopic carriages manufactured from July 2024 through June 2025 may be difficult to move vertically (i.e. additional force/physical exertion required for manual movement) due to potential manufacturing issues.
A component of the device was recalled by a supplier. In rare cases of inadequate maintenance or very high clinical workload, the first steel wire rope of the lifting column, which is designed to take the load, can break without triggering the safety lock. This can lead to overloading of the safety
GE Healthcare has recently become aware of a software issue associated with patient selection from the worklist on your WDR1(Precision 500D and Proteus XR/a equipped with Wireless Digital Radiography Option) that may impact patient safety. Intermittently when a large number of patient exams are ret
EOS imaging discovered during production internal testing that the X-ray beam collimation set up by the operator at the user interface of the acquisition workstation is different from the actual collimation of the X-ray beam operated by the EOS system during the X-ray acquisition.
X-ray system C-arm casting may loosen and fall
Carestream Health Inc. has conducted a voluntary field action which includes the installation of a software patch on the following: DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray, DRX-Mobile and DRX Transportable Systems with DirectView Version 5.5 and 5.6 console software when used with DRX-1 Detector version 69 firm
LEEP RediKit Products (for use in Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedures) have Xylocaine (Lidocaine) HCL (2%) listed on the tray lid label but this is not included in the contents of the kit, which contained Polocaine (Mepivacaine) HCL (3%) instead (which was not listed on the tray label).
Lost and incorrect images. When using the "F-Rec" fluoroscopy image acquisition recording option in the "manual mode" an infrequent software error may cause images from another study to be displayed on the monitor. The acquired images may be lost requiring additional image acquisitions to be perform
Source: FDA device classification, 510(k)/PMA, and recall datasets. Recall entries count distinct FDA recall numbers, so one recall event affecting several products appears as several entries. Browse every product code SPEQ tracks →