FDA product code · Gastroenterology, Urology · Class 2

GBM: Catheter, Urethral

GBM is FDA's product code for "Catheter, Urethral": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 876.5130, reviewed by the Gastroenterology, Urology panel.

510(k) review time for GBM

Across 22 510(k) clearances under GBM decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 190 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 88 and 254 days, and 80% were decided within 262 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, GBM, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 22)
Fastest24
25th percentile88
Median190
75th percentile254
80th percentile262
90th percentile268
Slowest384
Median days by decision year, GBM (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
2018936
20191217
20202306

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.

GBM in the public FDA record

Records naming GBM, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years71
Device recalls18
Establishment listings162
GUDID device identifiers725

Counts of records, not of devices or events. Adverse event reports for GBM 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 GBM

1 FDA recognized consensus standard cite GBM, among them ASTM F623-19. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can apply without citing the code.

  • 9-132 ASTM F623-19 — Standard Performance Specification for Foley Catheter

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

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