# K020180: Reliefband Device, Models RB-DL, RB-EL, RB-RL

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Woodside Biomedical, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 21, 2002 after 62 days
- Product code: GZJ (Stimulator, Nerve, Transcutaneous, For Pain Relief)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.5890
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K961050 (1997). 6 ancestors in all.
17 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 24 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K982967: Reliefband MST Device, Models RB-2, RB-6, RB-R, Woodside Biomedical, Inc. (1999) Summary page 2.
- K994387: Reliefband NST Device, Model WB-2L, WB-6L, WB-RL, Woodside Biomedical, Inc. (2000) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K033268: Sea-Band (2004), 10 descendants of its own
- K041877: Acu-Strap Motion Sickness Band (2004), 7 descendants of its own
- K110563: Pressure Right, Single-Use, Disposable, Pressure-Sensitive Emetic-Management Wrist Strip (2011), 4 descendants of its own
- K142471: Pressure Right, Single-Use, Disposable, Acupressure, Pressure-Sensitive Wrist Strip (2014), 3 descendants of its own
- K051397: Biobands (2005), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ReliefBand® device is indicated for use in the relief of nausea and vomiting due to motion sickness, and for the relief of mild to moderate nausea and vomiting associated with pregnancy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020180
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology