510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Catheters, Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Percutaneous

LOXClass II21 CFR 870.5100510(k) required108 decisions since 198092 recalls

108 FDA decisions since 1980. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 147 days (half between 120 and 236). 92 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is P860019, named by 21 later devices.

A PTCA catheter is a device that operates on the principle of hydraulic pressurization applied through an inflatable balloon attached to the distal end.

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 LOX 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 · LOX

4in 2024

2007: 192008: 222009: 282010: 322011: 92012: 102013: 62014: 62015: 42016: 92017: 62018: 72019: 12020: 12021: 62022: 52023: 42024: 42026 (partial year): 6
2007high 32 (2010) · low 0 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LOX

241in 2024

2011: 103 days median2012: 120 days median2013: 123 days median2014: 166 days median2015: 119 days median2016: 116 days median2017: 113 days median2018: 80 days median2021: 167 days median2022: 121 days median2023: 138 days median2024: 241 days median2026 (partial year): 156 days median
2007high 241 (2024) · low 80 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · LOX

4in 2019

2007: 12008: 802019: 4
2007high 80 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LOX

1,890in 2025

2007: 1,0532008: 1,0632009: 1,3532010: 1,3922011: 2,0902012: 2,0922013: 2,4362014: 2,3162015: 2,0602016: 2,5782017: 2,7532018: 2,2252019: 2,1022020: 1,9742021: 1,7382022: 1,8162023: 1,7202024: 1,8042025: 1,890
2007high 2,753 (2017) · low 1,053 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LOX, 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
200719—11,053
200822—801,063
200928—01,353
201032—01,392
2011910302,090
20121012002,092
2013612302,436
2014616602,316
2015411902,060
2016911602,578
2017611302,753
201878002,225
20191—42,102
20201—01,974
2021616701,738
2022512101,816
2023413801,720
2024424101,804
20250—01,890
202661560—
FIG. 1 — LOX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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