FDA product code · Cardiovascular · Class 2

DPS: Electrocardiograph

DPS is FDA's product code for "Electrocardiograph": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 870.2340, reviewed by the Cardiovascular panel.

510(k) review time for DPS

Across 61 510(k) clearances under DPS decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 232 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 164 and 267 days, and 80% were decided within 270 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, DPS, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 61)
Fastest24
25th percentile164
Median232
75th percentile267
80th percentile270
90th percentile330
Slowest491
Median days by decision year, DPS (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
201822114
20202246
20211355
20222446
202323610
20242608
20251636

Source: openFDA 510(k) records, snapshot of 2026-10-06 (openFDA data as of 2026-09-28). Compare 510(k) review times across all device types, see every code side by side in the Clearance Timeline Estimator, or browse the clearances themselves in PredicateScope.

DPS in the public FDA record

Records naming DPS, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years576
Device recalls98
Establishment listings481
GUDID device identifiers3,379

Counts of records, not of devices or events. Adverse event reports for DPS are in MAUDEScope, as counts with the query shown: MAUDE has no denominator, so a report count is not a rate and does not show that a device caused an event.

FDA-recognized standards that cite DPS

8 FDA recognized consensus standards cite DPS, 3 of them recognized only in part, among them IEEE Std 11073-10406-2023; IEEE Std 11073-10406-2011; ISO IEEE 11073-10102 First edition 2014-03-01. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can apply without citing the code.

  • 13-147 IEEE Std 11073-10406-2023 — Health informatics - Device Interoperability Part 10406: Personal health device communication - Device Specialization - Basic electrocardiograph (ECG) (1- to 3-lead ECG)
  • 13-56 IEEE Std 11073-10406-2011 — Health informatics - Personal health device communication Part 10406: Device specialization - Basic electrocardiograph (ECG) (1- to 3-lead ECG)
  • 13-75 ISO IEEE 11073-10102 First edition 2014-03-01 — Health informatics - Point-of-care medical device communication - Part 10102: Nomenclature - Annotated ECG
  • 13-76 ISO 11073-91064 First edition 2009-05-01 — Health informatics - Standard communication protocol - Computer-assisted electrocardiography
  • 3-105 IEC 60601-2-25 Edition 2.0 2011-10 (partial recognition) — Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-25: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electrocardiographs
  • 3-118 ANSI AAMI EC57:2012 — Testing and reporting performance results of cardiac rhythm and ST-segment measurement algorithms
  • 3-126 IEC 60601-2-27 Edition 3.0 2011-03 (partial recognition) — Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-27: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electrocardiographic monitoring equipment [Including: Corrigendum 1 (2012)]
  • 3-129 ANSI AAMI EC53:2013/(R)2020 (partial recognition) — ECG trunk cables and patient leadwires

Source: FDA Recognized Consensus Standards, snapshot of 2026-09-01. Search them all in the Consensus Standards Lookup.

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