FDA product code · Cardiovascular · Class 2

DRF: Catheter, Electrode Recording, Or Probe, Electrode Recording

DRF is FDA's product code for "Catheter, Electrode Recording, Or Probe, Electrode Recording": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 870.1220, reviewed by the Cardiovascular panel.

510(k) review time for DRF

Across 29 510(k) clearances under DRF decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 146 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 77 and 231 days, and 80% were decided within 269 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, DRF, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 29)
Fastest29
25th percentile77
Median146
75th percentile231
80th percentile269
90th percentile309
Slowest695
Median days by decision year, DRF (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
20191639
20211245
20222835

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.

DRF in the public FDA record

Records naming DRF, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years185
Device recalls26
Establishment listings457
GUDID device identifiers1,607

Counts of records, not of devices or events. Adverse event reports for DRF 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 DRF

No FDA recognized consensus standard cites DRF by product code. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can still apply.

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

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