FDA product code · Cardiovascular · Class 2

LOX: Catheters, Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Percutaneous

LOX is FDA's product code for "Catheters, Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty, Percutaneous": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 870.5100, reviewed by the Cardiovascular panel.

510(k) review time for LOX

Across 34 510(k) clearances under LOX decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 131 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 62 and 231 days, and 80% were decided within 237 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, LOX, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 34)
Fastest20
25th percentile62
Median131
75th percentile231
80th percentile237
90th percentile267
Slowest290
Median days by decision year, LOX (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
2018807
20211676
20221215
2026 (to 10-06, partial)1566

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.

LOX in the public FDA record

Records naming LOX, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years88
Device recalls121
Establishment listings250
GUDID device identifiers3,559

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

1 FDA recognized consensus standard cite LOX, among them AAMI TIR42:2021. Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can apply without citing the code.

  • 3-172 AAMI TIR42:2021 — Evaluation of Particulates Associated with Vascular Medical Devices

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

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