21 CFR 820.198(e) citations
FDA investigators cited 21 CFR 820.198(e) 342 times at 321 facilities in the inspection citations FDA publishes, most recently in an inspection that ended Jul 14, 2026. A citation is an observation listed on Form FDA 483 at the end of an inspection; it is not a final agency decision.
Citations by fiscal year
| FDA fiscal year | Citations |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2017 | 30 |
Recent citations
The latest inspections that cited this section. Facility names link to each facility's FDA record.
| Inspection ended | Facility | Country | Observation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Bionix, Llc | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information, including any unique device identifier (UDI) or universal product code (UPC). |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Sodium Systems LLC | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information, including any unique device identifier (UDI) or universal product code (UPC). |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Metric Medical Devices Inc | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Sep 4, 2025 | In2Bones, SAS | France | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information, including any unique device identifier (UDI) or universal product code (UPC). |
| Aug 15, 2025 | 3D Medical Manufacturing, Inc. | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Michigan Instruments, Inc. | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information, including any unique device identifier (UDI) or universal product code (UPC). |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Cognivue Inc. | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| May 22, 2025 | Altimate Medical, Inc. | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information, including any unique device identifier (UDI) or universal product code (UPC). |
| May 15, 2025 | Directmed, Inc | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Cancer Diagnostics Inc. | United States | Records of complaint investigations are not maintained by the formally designated unit. |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Innovize LLC | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Harmonic Energetic Technologies Inc. | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Ruhof Corporation | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Aprios Custom Mfg | United States | Records of complaint investigations are not maintained by the formally designated unit. |
| Jan 31, 2025 | Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies | United States | Records of complaint investigations are not maintained by the formally designated unit. |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Angiodynamics, Inc. | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Nov 26, 2024 | BC3 TECHNOLOGIES | United States | Records of complaint investigations are not maintained by the formally designated unit. |
| Nov 7, 2024 | DRG Instruments GmbH | Germany | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information, including any unique device identifier (UDI) or universal product code (UPC). |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Percussionaire Corporation | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information, including any unique device identifier (UDI) or universal product code (UPC). |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Knox Medical Diagnostics, Inc. | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Vygon Portugal - Produtos Medicos E Farmaceuticos, Lda | Portugal | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information, including any unique device identifier (UDI) or universal product code (UPC). |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Efer Endoscopy | France | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Sage Product Development, Inc. | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
| Apr 3, 2024 | General Hospital Supply Corp. | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information, including any unique device identifier (UDI) or universal product code (UPC). |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Orion Vision Group | United States | Records of complaint investigations do not include required information. |
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