510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Electrode, Electrocardiograph

DRXClass II21 CFR 870.2360510(k) exempt329 decisions since 197619 recalls

FDA lists DRX as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 870.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 329 FDA decisions since 1976. 19 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K982521, 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 DRX 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 · DRX

1in 2017

2007: 32008: 32009: 72010: 52013: 12014: 12017: 1
2007high 7 (2009) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DRX

78in 2010

2007: 147 days median2008: 17 days median2009: 89 days median2010: 78 days median
2007high 147 (2007) · low 17 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DRX

6in 2022

2010: 42015: 12020: 52021: 12022: 6
2007high 6 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DRX

250in 2025

2007: 472008: 152009: 362010: 482011: 802012: 412013: 702014: 272015: 582016: 372017: 552018: 432019: 502020: 532021: 552022: 612023: 1132024: 612025: 250
2007high 250 (2025) · low 15 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DRX, 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
20073147047
2008317015
2009789036
2010578448
20110—080
20120—041
20131—070
20141—027
20150—158
20160—037
20171—055
20180—043
20190—050
20200—553
20210—155
20220—661
20230—0113
20240—061
20250—0250
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — DRX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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