510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Implantable Pulse Generator, Pacemaker (Non-Crt)

LWPClass IIIPMA required18 decisions since 1979104 recalls

18 FDA decisions since 1979. 104 recalls name this code, 26 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is P840068, named by 1 later device.

These devices treat bradycardia (slow heartbeats) with RA and/or RV pacing therapy as necessary.

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 LWP 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 · LWP

46in 2025

2007: 582008: 872009: 782010: 662011: 912012: 1232013: 1162014: 1262015: 972016: 972017: 1162018: 972019: 882020: 902021: 702022: 652023: 542024: 582025: 462026 (partial year): 40
2007high 126 (2014) · low 46 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LWP

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

Recalls per year · LWP

21in 2025

2007: 72008: 22009: 82010: 72013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 12017: 212024: 4, 4 Class I2025: 21, 21 Class I2026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 21 (2017) · low 0 (2011)2026

Class I (26 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LWP

11,931in 2025

2007: 492008: 4962009: 8052010: 6782011: 6842012: 1,0872013: 5,1642014: 9,4002015: 9,4222016: 12,3542017: 11,6432018: 14,9362019: 9,6272020: 8,9892021: 9,3742022: 14,2862023: 12,6332024: 10,4952025: 11,931
2007high 14,936 (2018) · low 49 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LWP, 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
200758—749
200887—2496
200978—8805
201066—7678
201191—0684
2012123—01,087
2013116—25,164
2014126—29,400
201597—29,422
201697—112,354
2017116—2111,643
201897—014,936
201988—09,627
202090—08,989
202170—09,374
202265—014,286
202354—012,633
202458—4 (4)10,495
202546—21 (21)11,931
202640—1 (1)—
FIG. 1 — LWP by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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