FDA product code · General Hospital · Class 2

FOZ: Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days

FOZ is FDA's product code for "Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 880.5200, reviewed by the General Hospital panel.

510(k) review time for FOZ

Across 64 510(k) clearances under FOZ decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 147 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 90 and 235 days, and 80% were decided within 257 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, FOZ, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 64)
Fastest28
25th percentile90
Median147
75th percentile235
80th percentile257
90th percentile334
Slowest533
Median days by decision year, FOZ (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
20191408
202019110
20221838
20231299
20241906
20259111
2026 (to 10-06, partial)2037

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.

FOZ in the public FDA record

Records naming FOZ, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years508
Device recalls394
Establishment listings671
GUDID device identifiers5,380

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

7 FDA recognized consensus standards cite FOZ, among them ISO 18193 First edition 2021-08; ISO 11658 First edition 2012-05-15; ISO 23908 First edition 2011-06-11. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can apply without citing the code.

  • 3-176 ISO 18193 First edition 2021-08 — Cardiovascular implants and artificial organs - Cannulae for extracorporeal circulation
  • 3-183 ISO 11658 First edition 2012-05-15 — Cardiovascular implants and extracorporeal systems - Blood/tissue contact surface modifications for extracorporeal perfusion systems
  • 6-273 ISO 23908 First edition 2011-06-11 — Sharps injury protection - Requirements and test methods - Sharps protection features for single-use hypodermic needles introducers for catheters and needles used for blood sampling
  • 6-303 ISO 10555-5 Second edition 2013-06-15 — Intravascular catheters -- Sterile and single-use catheters -- Part 5: Over-needle peripheral catheters
  • 6-498 ISO 10555-4 Third edition 2023-11 — Intravascular catheters - Sterile and single-use catheters - Part 4: Balloon dilatation catheters
  • 6-499 ISO 10555-1 Third edition 2023-11 — Intravascular catheters - Sterile and single-use intravascular catheters - Part 1: General requirements
  • 6-507 ISO 23908 Second Edition 2024-12 — Sharps injury protection - Sharps protection mechanisms for single-use needles introducers for catheters and needles used for blood testing monitoring sampling and medical substance administration - Requirements and test methods

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

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