510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Electrode, Pacemaker, Temporary

LDFClass II21 CFR 870.3680510(k) required129 decisions since 19788 recalls

129 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 267 days (half between 164 and 268). 8 recalls name this code, 2 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K040812, 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 LDF 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 · LDF

5in 2025

2008: 12014: 12015: 22016: 32017: 12018: 12019: 12024: 12025: 52026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LDF

266in 2025

2016: 138 days median2025: 266 days median
2007high 266 (2025) · low 138 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · LDF

1in 2018

2008: 22009: 22011: 12012: 12018: 1, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LDF

139in 2025

2007: 252008: 182009: 442010: 482011: 352012: 682013: 742014: 682015: 812016: 902017: 792018: 912019: 1302020: 832021: 1252022: 1172023: 2122024: 1902025: 139
2007high 212 (2023) · low 18 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LDF, 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—025
20081—218
20090—244
20100—048
20110—135
20120—168
20130—074
20141—068
20152—081
20163138090
20171—079
20181—1 (1)91
20191—0130
20200—083
20210—0125
20220—0117
20230—0212
20241—0190
202552660139
20261—1 (1)—
FIG. 1 — LDF by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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