510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Aspiration Thrombectomy Catheter

QEZClass II21 CFR 870.5150510(k) required95 decisions since 19990 recalls

95 FDA decisions since 1999. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 96 days (half between 59 and 130). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K063371, named by 8 later devices.

To remove thrombus from the peripheral and/or coronary 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 QEZ 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 · QEZ

5in 2025

2007: 112008: 62009: 42010: 32011: 72012: 52013: 42014: 12016: 12017: 32018: 12019: 32020: 32021: 32022: 22023: 12024: 12025: 52026 (partial year): 6
2007high 11 (2007) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QEZ

108in 2025

2007: 79 days median2008: 72 days median2009: 83 days median2010: 33 days median2011: 118 days median2012: 90 days median2013: 144 days median2017: 112 days median2019: 94 days median2020: 120 days median2021: 53 days median2025: 108 days median2026 (partial year): 98 days median
2007high 144 (2013) · low 33 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · QEZ

No recall names QEZ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QEZ

21in 2025

2021: 22022: 182023: 142024: 172025: 21
2007high 21 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QEZ, 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
2007117900
200867200
200948300
201033300
2011711800
201259000
2013414400
20141—00
20150—00
20161—00
2017311200
20181—00
201939400
2020312000
202135302
20222—018
20231—014
20241—017
20255108021
20266980—
FIG. 1 — QEZ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

Planning a device in QEZ? 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) Report

Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 870.5150.