FDA product code · Anesthesiology · Class 2

BZQ: Monitor, Breathing Frequency

BZQ is FDA's product code for "Monitor, Breathing Frequency": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 868.2375, reviewed by the Anesthesiology panel.

510(k) review time for BZQ

Across 22 510(k) clearances under BZQ decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 225 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 139 and 269 days, and 80% were decided within 269 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, BZQ, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 22)
Fastest29
25th percentile139
Median225
75th percentile269
80th percentile269
90th percentile311
Slowest469

Source: openFDA 510(k) records, snapshot of 2026-10-06 (openFDA data as of 2026-09-28). Compare 510(k) review times across all device types, see every code side by side in the Clearance Timeline Estimator, or browse the clearances themselves in PredicateScope.

BZQ in the public FDA record

Records naming BZQ, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years176
Establishment listings287
GUDID device identifiers975

Counts of records, not of devices or events. Adverse event reports for BZQ are in MAUDEScope, as counts with the query shown: MAUDE has no denominator, so a report count is not a rate and does not show that a device caused an event.

FDA-recognized standards that cite BZQ

1 FDA recognized consensus standard cite BZQ, 1 of them recognized only in part, among them ANSI AAMI EC53:2013/(R)2020. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can apply without citing the code.

  • 3-129 ANSI AAMI EC53:2013/(R)2020 (partial recognition) — ECG trunk cables and patient leadwires

Source: FDA Recognized Consensus Standards, snapshot of 2026-09-01. Search them all in the Consensus Standards Lookup.

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