What Is This Device?
This product code has been established in accordance with the May 20, 1997, guidance entitled, convenience kits interim regulatory guidance, found at http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm080217.pdf. This type of convenience kit, as listed in the guidance above, is under enforcement discretion, and does not require a premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it meets all criteria in the guidance.
How Is PXI Classified?
Thoracentesis Tray is FDA product code PXI, Class 2, 21 CFR 880.5570.
What Does It Take to Sell It in the United States?
The FDA exercises enforcement discretion for this code and does not currently require a premarket submission for devices that meet the conditions it has set for it.
What Has Gone Wrong With It?
The FDA has recorded 19 recalls under this product code since 2020. None was by a company in China. The root causes the FDA records most often are Nonconforming Material/Component (3) and Process control (1).
A recall is a fact about one product and its maker, not a grade for every manufacturer of the type.