510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Pulse-Generator, Pacemaker, External

DTEClass II21 CFR 870.3600510(k) required65 decisions since 19782 recalls

65 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 164 days (half between 144 and 184). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K964190, 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 DTE 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 · DTE

1in 2025

2013: 22015: 12016: 22018: 22019: 22020: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DTE

Too few DTE 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · DTE

2in 2010

2010: 2
2007high 2 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DTE

636in 2025

2007: 172008: 222009: 392010: 3352011: 1,8652012: 1,7862013: 982014: 672015: 3422016: 4962017: 6542018: 9562019: 1,0012020: 1,0922021: 8992022: 8332023: 6502024: 6202025: 636
2007high 1,865 (2011) · low 17 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DTE, 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—017
20080—022
20090—039
20100—2335
20110—01,865
20120—01,786
20132—098
20140—067
20151—0342
20162—0496
20170—0654
20182—0956
20192—01,001
20201—01,092
20210—0899
20220—0833
20230—0650
20241—0620
20251—0636
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — DTE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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