510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Catheter, Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (Ptca), Cutting/Scoring

NWXClass IIIPMA required4 decisions since 20003 recalls

4 FDA decisions since 2000. 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

To reduce coronary artery stenosis by dilatation of the balloon and by apposition of the cutting/scoring surfaces to the stenotic material for the treatment of coronary artery stenosis to improve myocardial perfusion.

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 NWX 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 · NWX

10in 2025

2007: 42008: 42009: 42010: 22011: 52012: 12013: 42016: 82017: 92018: 62019: 72020: 152021: 72022: 162023: 132024: 72025: 102026 (partial year): 5
2007high 16 (2022) · low 0 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NWX

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

Recalls per year · NWX

1in 2018

2007: 12009: 12018: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NWX

988in 2025

2008: 32009: 172010: 152011: 322012: 262013: 202014: 142015: 2032016: 3242017: 3512018: 4632019: 7082020: 7282021: 7942022: 7542023: 8352024: 8822025: 988
2007high 988 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NWX, 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
20074—10
20084—03
20094—117
20102—015
20115—032
20121—026
20134—020
20140—014
20150—0203
20168—0324
20179—0351
20186—1463
20197—0708
202015—0728
20217—0794
202216—0754
202313—0835
20247—0882
202510—0988
20265—0—
FIG. 1 — NWX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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