FDA 510(k) Cardiovascular Devices

FDA 510(k) Cardiovascular Devices - Regulatory Overview

FDA 510(k) cardiovascular devices represent one of the largest device categories, with 17,947 submissions since 1976. The FDA review panel code is CV.

This category covers a wide risk spectrum:

• Class I / II - blood pressure monitors, stethoscopes, ECG systems, holter monitors
• Class II Special Controls - catheters, guidewires, cardiac ablation systems
• Class II / III - pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, stents

Top product codes include DXN (blood pressure systems, 1,201 devices) and DQY (percutaneous catheters, 850 devices). Average FDA review time: 125 days.