FDA product code · Cardiovascular
Catheter Introducer Kit
1 FDA decision since 2010. 4 recalls name this code, 1 of them Class I.
This product code has been established in accordance with the may 20, 1997, guidance entitled, convenience kits interim regulatory guidance, found at www.Fda.Gov/cdrh/ode/convkit.Html. This type of convenience kit, as listed in the guidance above, is under enforcement discretion, and does not require a premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it meets all criteria in the guidance.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of OFC 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 · OFC
1in 2010
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · OFC
Too few OFC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · OFC
3so far in 2026, the most since 2007
Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · OFC
3in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code OFC, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 3 (1) | — |
Planning a device in OFC? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
See the 510(k) ReportRelated product codes
Other codes under 21 CFR 870.1340.