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Acthyderm

K083016510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 16, 2009250-day reviewClass II21 CFR 890.5525

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

Microlab Americas, Inc. · EGJ Device, Iontophoresis, Other Uses

Cleared on Jun 16, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K061849 (Aa Advanced Technology, Inc., 2007) after a 250-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1987.

Decided
Jun 16, 2009
Review
250 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EGJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K863166 (1987). 5 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK863166 Model 6110 Iontophoretic ApplicatorLife-Tech Intl., Inc. · 1987
  2. 3 generations backK032968 Trsansderm Ionto SystemMattioli Engineering Corp. · 2003
  3. 2 generations backK042590 Transderm Ionto System, MK 2Mattioli Engineering Corp. · 2004
  4. 1 generation backK061849 MesodermAa Advanced Technology, Inc. · 2007
  5. This deviceK083016 ActhydermMicrolab Americas, Inc. · 2009
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K863166Model 6110 Iontophoretic ApplicatorLife-Tech Intl., Inc.1987—
−3K032968Trsansderm Ionto SystemMattioli Engineering Corp.2003—
−2K042590Transderm Ionto System, MK 2Mattioli Engineering Corp.2004—
−1K061849MesodermAa Advanced Technology, Inc.2007—
0 (this device)K083016ActhydermMicrolab Americas, Inc.2009—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K083016, 1987–2009Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) 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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  1. #1 K242041 STOPWET iontophoresis apparatus (SW01)score 9.7 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

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
*K061849Mesoderm
Summary page 1
…Product # 510(k AA Advanced Technology Inc Mesoderm K061849 DEVICE DESCRIPTION 8 7 ActhyDerm is a device that is a microprocessor controlled 0 .9…
Aa Advanced Technology, Inc.2007—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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 22 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.5 years on median.
  • None of the 5 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All EGJ devices

EGJ Device, Iontophoresis, Other Uses: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · EGJ

1in 2025

2007: 52008: 22009: 22011: 12014: 12015: 22017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 5 (2007) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EGJ

104in 2007

2007: 104 days median
2007high 104 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · EGJ

1in 2021

2021: 1
2007high 1 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · EGJ

3in 2025

2007: 12008: 62009: 102010: 212011: 92012: 82013: 12014: 12015: 22016: 32017: 32018: 82019: 22020: 22022: 12023: 12025: 3
2007high 21 (2010) · low 0 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EGJ, 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
2007510401
20082—06
20092—010
20100—021
20111—09
20120—08
20130—01
20141—01
20152—02
20160—03
20171—03
20181—08
20191—02
20201—02
20210—10
20220—01
20231—01
20241—00
20251—03
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

ActhyDerm is indicated for the administration of soluble salts or other drugs into the body for medical purposes as an alternative to hypodermic injections.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K083016: Acthyderm.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K083016

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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