510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Stabilizer, Heart, Non-Compression, Reprocessed

NQGClass I21 CFR 870.4500510(k) required3 decisions since 20070 recalls

3 FDA decisions since 2007. No recall names this code.

The device is used to stabilize, move, lift, and position the heart during cardiovascular surgery. Reprocessing validation data for this device type must be included in a 510(k) submission. (70 FR 56911, available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2005-09-29/pdf/05-19510.pdf).

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 NQG 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 · NQG

3in 2007

2007: 3
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NQG

226in 2007

2007: 226 days median
2007high 226 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · NQG

No recall names NQG since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NQG

2in 2018

2007: 12009: 12010: 22011: 12018: 2
2007high 2 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NQG, 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
2007322601
20080—00
20090—01
20100—02
20110—01
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—02
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — NQG by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 870.4500.