510(k) Report

FDA product code · Cardiovascular

Pulmonary Stent

QWCClass IIIPMA required1 decision since 20230 recalls

1 FDA decision since 2023. No recall names this code.

A pulmonary stent is a metal scaffold placed via a delivery catheter into the pulmonary artery to maintain the lumen.

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 QWC 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 · QWC

1in 2024

2023: 22024: 1
2007high 2 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QWC

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

Recalls per year · QWC

No recall names QWC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QWC

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QWC, 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
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20232—01
20241—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QWC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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