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FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Stent, Carotid

NIMClass IIIPMA required12 decisions since 200420 recalls

12 FDA decisions since 2004. 20 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

Stent, Carotid -- a metal scaffold placed via a delivery catheter into the carotid artery to maintain the lumen

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 NIM 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 · NIM

24in 2025

2007: 242008: 192009: 122010: 142011: 172012: 232013: 142014: 22015: 112016: 112017: 82018: 122019: 112020: 72021: 132022: 172023: 142024: 212025: 242026 (partial year): 17
2007high 24 (2007) · low 2 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NIM

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

Recalls per year · NIM

7so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 12008: 12009: 32010: 32014: 22019: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 7
2007high 7 (2026) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NIM

581in 2025

2007: 4932008: 7902009: 9612010: 1,0392011: 7202012: 5602013: 4692014: 2012015: 1272016: 1212017: 1332018: 1032019: 1812020: 1642021: 2022022: 1722023: 1722024: 2652025: 581
2007high 1,039 (2010) · low 103 (2018)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NIM, 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
200724—1493
200819—1790
200912—3961
201014—31,039
201117—0720
201223—0560
201314—0469
20142—2201
201511—0127
201611—0121
20178—0133
201812—0103
201911—1181
20207—0164
202113—0202
202217—0172
202314—0172
202421—0265
202524—1581
202617—7—
FIG. 1 — NIM by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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