510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Catheter, Coronary, Atherectomy

MCXClass IIIPMA required5 decisions since 19909 recalls

5 FDA decisions since 1990. 9 recalls name this code, 2 of them Class I.

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 MCX 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 · MCX

10in 2025

2007: 82008: 82009: 102010: 52011: 122012: 102013: 132014: 182015: 252016: 162017: 232018: 132019: 152020: 202021: 92022: 122023: 182024: 92025: 102026 (partial year): 10
2007high 25 (2015) · low 5 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MCX

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

Recalls per year · MCX

2in 2022

2007: 22015: 2, 2 Class I2019: 12021: 12022: 2
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MCX

864in 2025

2007: 1072008: 1852009: 2892010: 3192011: 3332012: 2932013: 3552014: 4122015: 6292016: 7132017: 7352018: 8762019: 7882020: 8222021: 9012022: 7202023: 7062024: 7982025: 864
2007high 901 (2021) · low 107 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MCX, 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
20078—2107
20088—0185
200910—0289
20105—0319
201112—0333
201210—0293
201313—0355
201418—0412
201525—2 (2)629
201616—0713
201723—0735
201813—0876
201915—1788
202020—0822
20219—1901
202212—2720
202318—0706
20249—0798
202510—0864
202610—0—
FIG. 1 — MCX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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