For the 510(k)s on the FDA's AI-Enabled Medical Device List decided in 2025, the median time from the FDA receiving the submission to its decision was 141 days, against 126 days for all 510(k)s cleared that year, by Kent Applied's count.
141 days
median from the FDA receiving a 510(k) to its decision, for AI-listed 510(k)s decided in 2025
For the 510(k)s on the FDA's AI-Enabled Medical Device List decided in 2025, the median time from the FDA receiving the submission to its decision was 141 days, against 126 days for all 510(k)s cleared that year, by Kent Applied's count.
The count runs from receipt to decision, so it includes any time a submission was on hold while the company answered the FDA's requests for more information.
Sources: FDA, Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Medical Devices (opens in a new tab), The list (CSV), content current as of September 4, 2026: Date of Final Decision, Submission Number, Panel (Lead), Primary Product Code; FDA, 510(k) releasable files (opens in a new tab), pmn96cur.txt (October 26, 2026): DATERECEIVED, DECISIONDATE, DECISION, REVIEWADVISECOMM, TYPE, COUNTRY_CODE; FDA, 510(k) Submission Process (opens in a new tab), Additional Information (AI) Request. Verified October 2026.
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AI-listed 510(k)s took a median 141 days to a decision in 2025, against 126 for all
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About one FDA 510(k) clearance in ten is now for a device on the AI list
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More than half of the FDA's 2025 clearances tagged radiology were for AI-listed devices
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Three in four AI-listed devices are in the radiology panel; its share peaked in 2020
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54.0%
of the 510(k) clearances tagged with the FDA's radiology review committee in 2025 were for devices on its AI list
In 2025, 252 of the 467 510(k) clearances tagged with the FDA's radiology review committee (54.0%) were for devices on the FDA's AI-Enabled Medical Device List, by Kent Applied's count.
Source: FDA, Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Medical Devices.
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of the FDA's 3,198 510(k) clearances in 2025 were for devices on its list of AI-enabled devices
In 2025, 329 of the 3,198 510(k) clearances in the FDA's 510(k) file (10.3%) were for devices on the FDA's AI-Enabled Medical Device List, by Kent Applied's count.
Source: FDA, Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Medical Devices.
KentApplied76.2%
of the 1,614 devices on the FDA's AI-Enabled Medical Device List are listed under its radiology panel
Radiology is the lead panel for 1,230 of the 1,614 devices on the FDA's AI-Enabled Medical Device List (76.2%), in the version current as of September 4, 2026, by Kent Applied's count.
Source: FDA, Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Medical Devices.
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