510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Graft, Vascular, Synthetic/Biologic Composite

MALClass II21 CFR 870.3450510(k) required8 decisions since 19935 recalls

8 FDA decisions since 1993. 5 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K954848, named by 2 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 MAL 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 · MAL

1in 2012

2010: 12011: 12012: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MAL

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

Recalls per year · MAL

1in 2022

2010: 32021: 12022: 1
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MAL

27in 2025

2007: 142008: 122009: 52010: 72011: 132012: 142013: 342014: 242015: 292016: 202017: 282018: 152019: 282020: 242021: 342022: 212023: 162024: 102025: 27
2007high 34 (2013) · low 5 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MAL, 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—014
20080—012
20090—05
20101—37
20111—013
20121—014
20130—034
20140—024
20150—029
20160—020
20170—028
20180—015
20190—028
20200—024
20210—134
20220—121
20230—016
20240—010
20250—027
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — MAL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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