510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Medtronic, Inc.

Mounds View, MN290 decisions1981–2026485 recalls

FDA records 290 decisions for Medtronic, Inc. (Mounds View, MN) from 1981 to 2026: 248 510(k) clearances and 42 original PMA approvals. Most are in product codes DWF (Catheter, Cannula And Tubing, Vascular…) and MXD (Recorder, Event, Implantable Cardiac, (With…). Since 2016 its 510(k)s took a median of 80 days from receipt to decision, against 90 for FDA’s reviews in the same codes and years. Its devices cite 466 predicates, 147 of them its own earlier devices. 485 recalls are linked to its devices, 260 Class I.

FDA’s records also spell it “Medtronic”.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, cardiovascular panel, where it files most

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

FDA decisions per year

8in 2025

2007: 72008: 122009: 32010: 192011: 112012: 212013: 172014: 172015: 202016: 152017: 162018: 102019: 172020: 142021: 142022: 62023: 152024: 122025: 82026 (partial year): 13
2007high 21 (2012) · low 3 (2009)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

14in 2026

2007: 62008: 222009: 52010: 32011: 42012: 12013: 11, 3 Class I2014: 42015: 14, 6 Class I2016: 12, 4 Class I2017: 11, 2 Class I2018: 11, 1 Class I2019: 208, 198 Class I2020: 26, 8 Class I2021: 73, 28 Class I2022: 26, 6 Class I2023: 62024: 12, 2 Class I2025: 10, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 14, 1 Class I
2007high 208 (2019) · low 1 (2012)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

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

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