510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Nonabsorbable Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Surgical Suture For Chordae Tendinae Repair Or Replacement

PAWClass II21 CFR 870.3470510(k) required3 decisions since 20121 recall

3 FDA decisions since 2012. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 150 days (half between 150 and 150). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K141060, named by 1 later device.

To repair or replace chordae tendinae.

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 PAW 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 · PAW

1in 2025

2012: 12014: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PAW

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

Recalls per year · PAW

1in 2016

2016: 1
2007high 1 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · PAW

4in 2025

2016: 22020: 12023: 12024: 22025: 4
2007high 4 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PAW, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20121—00
20130—00
20141—00
20150—00
20160—12
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—01
20210—00
20220—00
20230—01
20240—02
20251—04
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — PAW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other codes under 21 CFR 870.3470.