510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Dc-Defibrillator, Low-Energy, (Including Paddles)

LDDClass II21 CFR 870.5300510(k) required166 decisions since 197828 recalls

166 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 70 days (half between 70 and 70). 28 recalls name this code, 2 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K012274, named by 4 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 LDD 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 · LDD

1in 2021

2008: 22010: 22011: 42014: 12015: 12019: 12020: 12021: 1
2007high 4 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LDD

124in 2011

2011: 124 days median
2007high 124 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · LDD

2in 2024

2008: 112009: 12011: 12014: 2, 2 Class I2020: 12022: 12024: 2
2007high 11 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LDD

74in 2025

2007: 5502008: 1,2142009: 1,0572010: 6352011: 3862012: 3982013: 6022014: 4812015: 862016: 582017: 492018: 282019: 342020: 192021: 222022: 802023: 2642024: 1602025: 74
2007high 1,214 (2008) · low 19 (2020)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LDD, 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—0550
20082—111,214
20090—11,057
20102—0635
201141241386
20120—0398
20130—0602
20141—2 (2)481
20151—086
20160—058
20170—049
20180—028
20191—034
20201—119
20211—022
20220—180
20230—0264
20240—2160
20250—074
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — LDD by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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