510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Covidien

Boulder, CO227 decisions1991–2026213 recalls

FDA records 227 decisions for Covidien (Boulder, CO) from 1991 to 2026: 224 510(k) clearances, 1 De Novo grant and 2 original PMA approvals. Most are in product codes GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation &…) and GDW (Staple, Implantable). Since 2016 its 510(k)s took a median of 107 days from receipt to decision, against 106 for FDA’s reviews in the same codes and years. Its devices cite 368 predicates, 134 of them its own earlier devices. 213 recalls are linked to its devices, 36 Class I.

FDA’s records also spell it “Covidien, LLC”, “Covidien LP”.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, general and plastic surgery panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Covidien’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

5in 2025

2008: 32009: 62010: 52011: 42012: 132013: 142014: 242015: 332016: 262017: 112018: 172019: 72020: 162021: 72022: 142023: 92024: 62025: 52026 (partial year): 5
2007high 33 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

2in 2026

2010: 12014: 5, 3 Class I2015: 72, 3 Class I2016: 62017: 112018: 5, 1 Class I2019: 172020: 62021: 41, 16 Class I2022: 10, 10 Class I2023: 14, 1 Class I2024: 72025: 16, 2 Class I2026 (partial year): 2
2007high 72 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Covidien by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other applicant names beginning “Covidien”

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