510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Stent, Ureteral

FADClass II21 CFR 876.4620510(k) required122 decisions since 197854 recalls

122 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 203 days (half between 142 and 265). 54 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K141344, 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, gastroenterology and urology panel

Twenty years of FAD 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 · FAD

4in 2025

2007: 12008: 12010: 12014: 12016: 42017: 82018: 92019: 52020: 12021: 22022: 52024: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 1
2007high 9 (2018) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FAD

186in 2025

2016: 143 days median2017: 266 days median2018: 258 days median2019: 263 days median2022: 143 days median2025: 186 days median
2007high 266 (2017) · low 143 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · FAD

4in 2025

2007: 12008: 222009: 22010: 12016: 42019: 62020: 22021: 12022: 92025: 4
2007high 22 (2008) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FAD

634in 2025

2007: 432008: 762009: 1232010: 782011: 952012: 1312013: 822014: 782015: 1302016: 1822017: 2652018: 2772019: 2612020: 3522021: 5312022: 5592023: 6912024: 6032025: 634
2007high 691 (2023) · low 43 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FAD, 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—143
20081—2276
20090—2123
20101—178
20110—095
20120—0131
20130—082
20141—078
20150—0130
201641434182
201782660265
201892580277
201952636261
20201—2352
20212—1531
202251439559
20230—0691
20241—0603
202541864634
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — FAD by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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