510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Mechanical Thrombolysis Catheter

QEYClass II21 CFR 870.5150510(k) required71 decisions since 19952 recalls

71 FDA decisions since 1995. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 62 days (half between 41 and 186). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K974067, named by 6 later devices.

To mechanically disrupt thrombus and/or debris in the peripheral vasculature.

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 QEY 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 · QEY

1in 2024

2007: 52008: 42011: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 22017: 32018: 12019: 52020: 32021: 32022: 12023: 22024: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 5 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QEY

62in 2021

2007: 28 days median2008: 54 days median2017: 144 days median2019: 91 days median2020: 158 days median2021: 62 days median
2007high 158 (2020) · low 28 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · QEY

1in 2023

2022: 12023: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · QEY

5in 2025

2023: 12024: 12025: 5
2007high 5 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QEY, 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
200752800
200845400
20090—00
20100—00
20111—00
20120—00
20131—00
20141—00
20151—00
20162—00
2017314400
20181—00
201959100
2020315800
202136200
20221—10
20232—11
20241—01
20250—05
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — QEY 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 870.5150.