510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Catheter, Femoral

LFKClass II21 CFR 876.5540510(k) required16 decisions since 19826 recalls

16 FDA decisions since 1982. 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K914936, named by 1 later device.

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 LFK 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 · LFK

FDA has decided no LFK device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · LFK

Too few LFK 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · LFK

6in 2008

2008: 6
2007high 6 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LFK

2in 2023

2007: 12008: 12012: 12013: 12020: 12021: 22023: 2
2007high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LFK, 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—01
20080—61
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—01
20130—01
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—01
20210—02
20220—00
20230—02
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — LFK by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 876.5540.