510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Catheter, Angioplasty, Peripheral, Transluminal

LITClass II21 CFR 870.1250510(k) required405 decisions since 198121 recalls

405 FDA decisions since 1981. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 92 days (half between 42 and 207). 21 recalls name this code, 2 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K103751, named by 10 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 LIT 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 · LIT

3in 2025

2007: 62008: 82009: 72010: 132011: 102012: 192013: 142014: 122015: 192016: 112017: 92018: 62019: 42020: 92021: 42022: 82023: 62024: 62025: 32026 (partial year): 4
2007high 19 (2012) · low 3 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LIT

90in 2025

2007: 64 days median2008: 53 days median2009: 29 days median2010: 78 days median2011: 82 days median2012: 29 days median2013: 79 days median2014: 90 days median2015: 112 days median2016: 116 days median2017: 57 days median2018: 118 days median2019: 40 days median2020: 125 days median2021: 61 days median2022: 122 days median2023: 167 days median2024: 43 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 205 days median
2007high 205 (2026) · low 29 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · LIT

1in 2025

2009: 22010: 12013: 2, 2 Class I2014: 32016: 12018: 22019: 32021: 12024: 22025: 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LIT

2,073in 2025

2007: 5772008: 5132009: 6232010: 8092011: 8572012: 1,2772013: 1,2422014: 1,1782015: 1,2792016: 1,5292017: 2,0812018: 2,1882019: 2,4052020: 2,4432021: 2,4922022: 2,1552023: 1,8072024: 1,9132025: 2,073
2007high 2,492 (2021) · low 513 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LIT, 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
20076640577
20088530513
20097292623
201013781809
201110820857
2012192901,277
201314792 (2)1,242
2014129031,178
20151911201,279
20161111611,529
201795702,081
2018611822,188
201944032,405
2020912502,443
202146112,492
2022812202,155
2023616701,807
202464321,913
202539012,073
202642050—
FIG. 1 — LIT by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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