510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Peripheral Mechanical Thrombectomy With Aspiration

QEWClass II21 CFR 870.5150510(k) required146 decisions since 20007 recalls

146 FDA decisions since 2000. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 75 days (half between 32 and 140). 7 recalls name this code, 7 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K142870, named by 9 later devices.

To mechanically disrupt thrombus and/or debris prior to removal from the peripheral vasculature through aspiration.

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 QEW 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 · QEW

14in 2025

2008: 22009: 22012: 12013: 22014: 22015: 42016: 42017: 22018: 142019: 82020: 162021: 112022: 122023: 232024: 142025: 142026 (partial year): 10
2007high 23 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QEW

58in 2025

2015: 88 days median2016: 63 days median2018: 61 days median2019: 51 days median2020: 105 days median2021: 60 days median2022: 140 days median2023: 102 days median2024: 65 days median2025: 58 days median2026 (partial year): 74 days median
2007high 140 (2022) · low 51 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · QEW

7in 2022

2022: 7, 7 Class I
2007high 7 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (7 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · QEW

207in 2025

2019: 332020: 1972021: 3222022: 1252023: 1652024: 1622025: 207
2007high 322 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QEW, 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
20082—00
20092—00
20100—00
20110—00
20121—00
20132—00
20142—00
201548800
201646300
20172—00
2018146100
2019851033
2020161050197
202111600322
2022121407 (7)125
2023231020165
202414650162
202514580207
202610740—
FIG. 1 — QEW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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