510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Adaptor, Stopcock, Manifold, Fitting, Cardiopulmonary Bypass

DTLClass II21 CFR 870.4290510(k) exempt137 decisions since 197620 recalls

FDA lists DTL 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. 137 FDA decisions since 1976. 20 recalls name this code, 4 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K991102, named by 7 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 DTL 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 · DTL

1in 2015

2007: 12008: 52009: 22010: 42012: 82013: 12014: 22015: 1
2007high 8 (2012) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DTL

36in 2012

2008: 85 days median2010: 115 days median2012: 36 days median
2007high 115 (2010) · low 36 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · DTL

1in 2025

2008: 12010: 32011: 12012: 22013: 1, 1 Class I2014: 12017: 22022: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 3, 3 Class I
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DTL

110in 2025

2007: 372008: 162009: 622010: 1482011: 1602012: 532013: 672014: 802015: 892016: 672017: 1062018: 842019: 762020: 532021: 552022: 482023: 462024: 4522025: 110
2007high 452 (2024) · low 16 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DTL, 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—037
2008585116
20092—062
201041153148
20110—1160
2012836253
20131—1 (1)67
20142—180
20151—089
20160—067
20170—2106
20180—084
20190—076
20200—053
20210—055
20220—248
20230—046
20240—0452
20250—1110
20260—3 (3)—
FIG. 1 — DTL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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