FDA product code · Cardiovascular · Class 2

QEW: Peripheral Mechanical Thrombectomy With Aspiration

QEW is FDA's product code for "Peripheral Mechanical Thrombectomy With Aspiration": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 870.5150, reviewed by the Cardiovascular panel.

510(k) review time for QEW

Across 121 510(k) clearances under QEW decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 71 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 30 and 138 days, and 80% were decided within 153 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, QEW, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 121)
Fastest18
25th percentile30
Median71
75th percentile138
80th percentile153
90th percentile217
Slowest379
Median days by decision year, QEW (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
20186114
2019518
202010516
20216011
202214012
202310223
20246514
20255814
2026 (to 10-06, partial)899

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.

QEW in the public FDA record

Records naming QEW, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years144
Device recalls10
Establishment listings348

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

No FDA recognized consensus standard cites QEW 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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