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De Novo · Granted

Granted

NSS-2 System

DEN170018De NovoGranted Nov 15, 2017243-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5896

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Innovative Health Solutions (Ihs), Inc. · PZR Percutaneous Nerve Stimulator For Opioid Withdrawal

Granted on Nov 15, 2017 as a new device type through De Novo after a 243-day review. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 15, 2017
Review
243 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PZR
Recalls
None

7 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2021: 2 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared201620182020202220242026
  1. This deviceDEN170018 NSS-2 SystemInnovative Health Solutions (Ihs), Inc. · 2017
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK201873 Sparrow Therapy SystemSpark Biomedical, Inc. · 2021
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK173861 Drug ReliefDyansys, Inc. · 2018
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK230796 Sparrow AscentSpark Biomedical, Inc. · 2023 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK211971 Drug Relief v1Dyansys, Inc. · 2021
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK251246 Sparrow AscentSpark Biomedical, Inc. · 2025

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Descendants cleared per year

2018: 12021: 22022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1
2018high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2019)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K201873Sparrow Therapy SystemSpark Biomedical, Inc. · 2021 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K173861Drug ReliefDyansys, Inc. · 2018 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K230796Sparrow AscentSpark Biomedical, Inc. · 2023 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K211971Drug Relief v1Dyansys, Inc. · 2021 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K251246Sparrow AscentSpark Biomedical, Inc. · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)DEN170018NSS-2 SystemInnovative Health Solutions (Ihs), Inc.2017—
+1K201873Sparrow Therapy SystemSpark Biomedical, Inc.2021—
+1K173861Drug ReliefDyansys, Inc.2018—
+2K230796Sparrow AscentSpark Biomedical, Inc.20231
+2K211971Drug Relief v1Dyansys, Inc.2021—
+3K251246Sparrow AscentSpark Biomedical, Inc.2025—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201810
202120
202210
202310
202410
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of DEN170018, 2017–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA De Novo database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new PZR device

  1. #1 K251246 Sparrow Ascentscore 10.5 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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Does it have a predicate?

De Novo decisions do not claim a predicate device.

What descends from it? (7)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K201873Sparrow Therapy SystemSpark Biomedical, Inc.20213
K173861Drug ReliefDyansys, Inc.20182

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K201873 (Spark Biomedical, Inc., 2021) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All PZR devices

PZR Percutaneous Nerve Stimulator For Opioid Withdrawal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PZR

1in 2025

2017: 12018: 12021: 22022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PZR

Too few PZR 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · PZR

No recall names PZR since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PZR

No MAUDE report names PZR since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20171—00
20181—00
20190—00
20200—00
20212—00
20221—00
20231—00
20241—00
20251—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The NSS-2 System is a percutaneous nerve field stimulator (PNFS) system, that can be used as an aid to reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal, through application to branches of Cranial Nerves V, VII, IX and X, and the occipital nerves identified by transillumination.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “DEN170018: NSS-2 System.” Lineage record from FDA De Novo data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/DEN170018

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026