FDA product code · Radiology · Class 2

JAQ: System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Remote-Controlled

JAQ is FDA's product code for "System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Remote-Controlled": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 892.5700, reviewed by the Radiology panel.

510(k) review time for JAQ

Across 34 510(k) clearances under JAQ decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 126 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 75 and 230 days, and 80% were decided within 245 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, JAQ, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 34)
Fastest11
25th percentile75
Median126
75th percentile230
80th percentile245
90th percentile264
Slowest583
Median days by decision year, JAQ (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
20182527
202412610
2025916

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.

JAQ in the public FDA record

Records naming JAQ, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years208
Device recalls52
Establishment listings187
GUDID device identifiers4,244

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

3 FDA recognized consensus standards cite JAQ, among them IEC 61674 Edition 2.0 2012-11; IEC 60601-2-17 Edition 3.0 2013-11; IEC 61674 Edition 3.0 2024-07. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can apply without citing the code.

  • 12-259 IEC 61674 Edition 2.0 2012-11 — Medical electrical equipment -- Dosimeters with ionization chambers and/or semiconductor detectors as used in X-ray diagnostic imaging
  • 12-272 IEC 60601-2-17 Edition 3.0 2013-11 — Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-17: Particular requirements for the safety of automatically-controlled brachytherapy afterloading equipment
  • 12-362 IEC 61674 Edition 3.0 2024-07 — Medical electrical equipment -- Dosimeters with ionization chambers and/or semiconductor detectors as used in X-ray diagnostic imaging

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

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