510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Flowmeter, Blood, Cardiovascular

DPWClass II21 CFR 870.2100510(k) required138 decisions since 197611 recalls

138 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 127 days (half between 103 and 149). 11 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K972798, 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 DPW 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 · DPW

3in 2025

2007: 12008: 12010: 22011: 42012: 12013: 22015: 32016: 12018: 22019: 32020: 22021: 22022: 32023: 12024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2011) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DPW

119in 2025

2011: 89 days median2015: 275 days median2019: 169 days median2022: 136 days median2025: 119 days median
2007high 275 (2015) · low 89 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · DPW

1in 2025

2007: 42010: 12012: 12017: 12025: 1
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DPW

6in 2025

2009: 12011: 12013: 32014: 82015: 122016: 12017: 22019: 32020: 42021: 62022: 12023: 22024: 42025: 6
2007high 12 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DPW, 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
20071—40
20081—00
20090—01
20102—10
201148901
20121—10
20132—03
20140—08
20153275012
20161—01
20170—12
20182—00
2019316903
20202—04
20212—06
2022313601
20231—02
20241—04
2025311916
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — DPW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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