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IF Series True Sine Interferential Stimulator/Model: WL-2206, Well IF, Life IF and the Customer Private Brand

K024100510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 25, 200375-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

Theratech, Inc. · LIH Interferential Current Therapy

Cleared on Feb 25, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K930535 (Skylark Device Co., Ltd., 1994) and 1 other predicate after a 75-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1992. 6 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 25, 2003
Review
75 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LIH
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K921441 (1992). 3 ancestors in all. 6 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1994: 1 other ancestor2005: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant clearedK921441 · Interferential Stimulator Model Inf 4150/a · Biomedical Life Systems, Inc. · 1992K952683 · Apex Medical Corp. Portable Interferential Stimulation Device · Wholesale Medical Imports, Inc. · 19971990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 1 descendant4 generations forward: 1 descendant5 generations forward: 1 descendant K952683 · Apex Medical Corp. Portable Interferential Stimulation Device · Wholesale Medical Imports, Inc. · 1997K921441 · Interferential Stimulator Model Inf 4150/a · Biomedical Life Systems, Inc. · 19920+5
  1. Root · 2 generations backK921441 Interferential Stimulator Model Inf 4150/aBiomedical Life Systems, Inc. · 1992
  2. 1 generation backK952683 Apex Medical Corp. Portable Interferential Stimulation DeviceWholesale Medical Imports, Inc. · 1997
  3. This deviceK024100 IF Series True Sine Interferential Stimulator/Model: WL-2206, Well…Theratech, Inc. · 2003
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK050847 IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator, Model WL-2206ATheratech, Inc. · 2005
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK060975 IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator / Model WL-2206A1 & WI-2206A2Theratech, Inc. · 2006
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK090023 IF Series True Sine Interferential Stimulator, Model: WL-2206B and…Well-Life Healthcare Limited · 2009
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 1 of its ownK092763 IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator, WL-2206DWell-Life Healthcare Limited · 2009
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK110509 Everyway Interferntial Stimulator, Model IF-908Everyway Medical Instruments Co.,Ltd · 2011

Showing 5 of 6 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2005: 12006: 12009: 22010: 12011: 1
2005high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K050847IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator, Model WL-2206ATheratech, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K060975IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator / Model WL-2206A1 & WI-2206A2Theratech, Inc. · 2006 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K090023IF Series True Sine Interferential Stimulator, Model: WL-2206B and WL-2106EWell-Life Healthcare Limited · 2009 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K092763IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator, WL-2206DWell-Life Healthcare Limited · 2009 · 4 generations on1descendant
  • K110509Everyway Interferntial Stimulator, Model IF-908Everyway Medical Instruments Co.,Ltd · 2011 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K921441Interferential Stimulator Model Inf 4150/aBiomedical Life Systems, Inc.1992—
−1K952683Apex Medical Corp. Portable Interferential Stimulation DeviceWholesale Medical Imports, Inc.1997—
0 (this device)K024100IF Series True Sine Interferential Stimulator/Model: WL-2206, Well IF, Life IF…Theratech, Inc.2003—
+1K050847IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator, Model WL-2206ATheratech, Inc.2005—
+2K060975IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator / Model WL-2206A1 & WI-2206A2Theratech, Inc.2006—
+3K090023IF Series True Sine Interferential Stimulator, Model: WL-2206B and WL-2106EWell-Life Healthcare Limited2009—
+4K092763IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator, WL-2206DWell-Life Healthcare Limited2009—
+2K110509Everyway Interferntial Stimulator, Model IF-908Everyway Medical Instruments Co.,Ltd2011—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
200610
200920
201010
201110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K024100, 1992–2011Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K930535IF400
Summary page 1
…rferential stimulator / Model: WL-2206, Well IF, Life IF and the customer private brand. 3. Information of the 51O(k) Cleared Device (Predicate Device): IF-400 (k930535) and IF-4000 (k952683). 4. Device Description: The WL-2206 is the device which generates the small real-sine pulses of elec…
Skylark Device Co., Ltd.1994—
*K952683Apex Medical Corp. Portable Interferential Stimulation Device
Summary page 1
…/ Model: WL-2206, Well IF, Life IF and the customer private brand. 3. Information of the 51O(k) Cleared Device (Predicate Device): IF-400 (k930535) and IF-4000 (k952683). 4. Device Description: The WL-2206 is the device which generates the small real-sine pulses of electrical current. The…
Wholesale Medical Imports, Inc.1997—

Also cleared against K930535: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (6)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K050847IF True Sine Interferential Stimulator, Model WL-2206ATheratech, Inc.20055

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?

  • The line of descent spans 11 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.9 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K050847 (Theratech, Inc., 2005) has gone furthest, with 5 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K930535.

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—

What is it indicated for?

The device is an interferential stimulator with TENS indications used for symptomatic relief and management of chronic intractable pain.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K024100: IF Series True Sine Interferential Stimulator/Model: WL-2206, Well IF, Life IF and the Customer Private Brand.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K024100

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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