510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Dilator, Vessel, For Percutaneous Catheterization

DREClass II21 CFR 870.1310510(k) required105 decisions since 197616 recalls

105 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 30 days (half between 29 and 135). 16 recalls name this code, 1 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K052557, named by 5 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 DRE 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 · DRE

3in 2025

2007: 52008: 22009: 22010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 42014: 62015: 42016: 32017: 42018: 22019: 32020: 32021: 12022: 32023: 22024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2014) · low 1 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DRE

31in 2025

2007: 160 days median2013: 111 days median2014: 72 days median2015: 30 days median2016: 90 days median2017: 108 days median2019: 68 days median2020: 30 days median2022: 261 days median2025: 31 days median
2007high 261 (2022) · low 30 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · DRE

1in 2016

2009: 22010: 22011: 12015: 12016: 12026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DRE

356in 2025

2007: 812008: 382009: 692010: 732011: 902012: 1322013: 1202014: 822015: 822016: 842017: 1012018: 1262019: 1442020: 1202021: 1152022: 1362023: 3862024: 3252025: 356
2007high 386 (2023) · low 38 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DRE, 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
20075160081
20082—038
20092—269
20101—273
20111—190
20121—0132
201341110120
2014672082
2015430182
2016390184
201741080101
20182—0126
20193680144
20203300120
20211—0115
202232610136
20232—0386
20241—0325
20253310356
20261—1 (1)—
FIG. 1 — DRE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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