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Smartwave IF 2000

K003631510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 10, 2001259-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5890

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

Newwave Medical, LLC · LIH Interferential Current Therapy

Cleared on Aug 10, 2001 after a 259-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Aug 10, 2001
Review
259 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LIH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2012: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK003631 Smartwave IF 2000Newwave Medical, LLC · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK121305 Sterling Medical Impulse 3 StimulatorArmstrong Industries, Inc. Dha Mediquip Int. Dha S · 2012

Most influential descendants

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  • K121305Sterling Medical Impulse 3 StimulatorArmstrong Industries, Inc. Dha Mediquip Int. Dha S · 2012 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K003631Smartwave IF 2000Newwave Medical, LLC2001—
+1K121305Sterling Medical Impulse 3 StimulatorArmstrong Industries, Inc. Dha Mediquip Int. Dha S2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K003631, 2001–2012Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

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

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K121305Sterling Medical Impulse 3 StimulatorArmstrong Industries, Inc. Dha Mediquip Int. Dha S20120

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, K121305 (Armstrong Industries, Inc. Dha Mediquip Int. Dha S, 2012) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LIH devices

LIH Interferential Current Therapy: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LIH

1in 2024

2007: 12009: 22010: 22011: 12012: 22019: 12021: 12024: 1
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LIH

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

Recalls per year · LIH

No recall names LIH since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · LIH

1in 2025

2008: 142009: 32010: 22011: 12012: 12013: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12019: 12021: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 14 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LIH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—00
20080—014
20092—03
20102—02
20111—01
20122—01
20130—01
20140—00
20150—01
20160—01
20170—01
20180—00
20191—01
20200—00
20211—01
20220—00
20230—00
20241—01
20250—01
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K003631: Smartwave IF 2000.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K003631

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Record history
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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026