510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Catheter, Steerable

DRAClass II21 CFR 870.1280510(k) required42 decisions since 19846 recalls

42 FDA decisions since 1984. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 89 days (half between 53 and 95). 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K123591, named by 6 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 DRA 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 · DRA

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 22010: 32011: 12012: 42014: 12015: 12016: 42017: 22018: 12019: 22020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 32025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2012) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DRA

89in 2023

2010: 29 days median2012: 70 days median2016: 123 days median2023: 89 days median
2007high 123 (2016) · low 29 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · DRA

4so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2008: 12011: 12026 (partial year): 4
2007high 4 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DRA

4,018in 2025

2007: 62008: 232009: 52010: 22011: 1552012: 892013: 1132014: 2122015: 3502016: 4812017: 6252018: 6332019: 7002020: 7032021: 7412022: 6522023: 7882024: 1,9622025: 4,018
2007high 4,018 (2025) · low 2 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DRA, 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—06
20081—123
20092—05
201032902
20111—1155
2012470089
20130—0113
20141—0212
20151—0350
201641230481
20172—0625
20181—0633
20192—0700
20201—0703
20211—0741
20222—0652
20233890788
20240—01,962
20251—04,018
20261—4—
FIG. 1 — DRA by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other codes under 21 CFR 870.1280.