510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Apparatus, Autotransfusion

CACClass II21 CFR 868.5830510(k) required195 decisions since 1977102 recalls

195 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 117 days (half between 67 and 174). 102 recalls name this code, 2 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K101586, named by 4 later devices.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026 Download the data (CSV)

FIG. A — Illustration, cardiovascular panel

Twenty years of CAC at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · CAC

3in 2024

2008: 12010: 42011: 22012: 32013: 12014: 32016: 22017: 12018: 22019: 12020: 12021: 42022: 12023: 22024: 3
2007high 4 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CAC

91in 2024

2010: 123 days median2012: 90 days median2014: 269 days median2021: 155 days median2024: 91 days median
2007high 269 (2014) · low 90 (2012)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · CAC

7in 2023

2007: 12008: 52009: 252010: 32011: 32013: 92017: 22018: 22019: 232023: 7, 2 Class I
2007high 25 (2009) · low 0 (2012)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CAC

128in 2025

2007: 352008: 122009: 682010: 1152011: 9392012: 2492013: 1532014: 902015: 872016: 732017: 882018: 872019: 642020: 1082021: 732022: 652023: 392024: 1292025: 128
2007high 939 (2011) · low 12 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CAC, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—135
20081—512
20090—2568
201041233115
20112—3939
20123900249
20131—9153
20143269090
20150—087
20162—073
20171—288
20182—287
20191—2364
20201—0108
20214155073
20221—065
20232—7 (2)39
20243910129
20250—0128
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — CAC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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