510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Catheter, Septostomy

DXFClass II21 CFR 870.5175510(k) required21 decisions since 19804 recalls

21 FDA decisions since 1980. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 30 days (half between 28 and 88). 4 recalls name this code, 3 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K073326, 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 DXF 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 · DXF

2in 2025

2008: 12015: 12019: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 42025: 22026 (partial year): 3
2007high 4 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DXF

83in 2024

2024: 83 days median2026 (partial year): 30 days median
2007high 83 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · DXF

3in 2020

2016: 12020: 3, 3 Class I
2007high 3 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (3 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DXF

682in 2025

2007: 22008: 82009: 32010: 42011: 62012: 22013: 12014: 42015: 212016: 132017: 132018: 362019: 242020: 552021: 392022: 702023: 2862024: 3682025: 682
2007high 682 (2025) · low 1 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DXF, 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—02
20081—08
20090—03
20100—04
20110—06
20120—02
20130—01
20140—04
20151—021
20160—113
20170—013
20180—036
20191—024
20200—3 (3)55
20211—039
20221—070
20231—0286
20244830368
20252—0682
20263300—
FIG. 1 — DXF by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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