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SunStim Peripheral Nerve Stimulator/Sunstim Plus Peripheral Nerve Stimulator

K153045510(k) SpecialCleared May 13, 2016207-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.2775

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

Easy Med Instrument Co., Ltd. · BXN Stimulator, Nerve, Battery-Powered

Cleared on May 13, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K121743 (Sunmed, LLC, 2013) after a 207-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1991.

Decided
May 13, 2016
Review
207 days
Class
Class II
Product code
BXN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K913184 (1991). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK913184 MS-Iii MinistimLife-Tech Intl., Inc. · 1991
  2. 1 generation backK121743 Easymed Peripheral Nerve Stimulator-SunstinSunmed, LLC · 2013
  3. This deviceK153045 SunStim Peripheral Nerve Stimulator/Sunstim Plus Peripheral Nerve…Easy Med Instrument Co., Ltd. · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K913184MS-Iii MinistimLife-Tech Intl., Inc.1991—
−1K121743Easymed Peripheral Nerve Stimulator-SunstinSunmed, LLC2013—
0 (this device)K153045SunStim Peripheral Nerve Stimulator/Sunstim Plus Peripheral Nerve StimulatorEasy Med Instrument Co., Ltd.2016—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K153045, 1991–2016Source: 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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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
*K121743Easymed Peripheral Nerve Stimulator-Sunstin
Summary page 5
…e Name: EasyMed Instruments Co., LTD. Peripheral Nerve Stimulator Manufacturer: EasyMed Instruments Co., Ltd. 510(k) Number: K121743 Product Code: BXN Trade name: Microstim Peripheral Nerve Stimulator…
Sunmed, LLC2013—

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 25 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 21.5 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All BXN devices

BXN Stimulator, Nerve, Battery-Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · BXN

1in 2022

2007: 32009: 22010: 12011: 22013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12022: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BXN

108in 2007

2007: 108 days median
2007high 108 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · BXN

1in 2010

2010: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · BXN

4in 2024

2007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 22011: 12012: 52013: 12015: 32017: 12021: 22023: 42024: 4
2007high 5 (2012) · low 0 (2014)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BXN, 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
2007310801
20080—01
20092—01
20101—12
20112—01
20120—05
20131—01
20141—00
20151—03
20161—00
20171—01
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—02
20221—00
20230—04
20240—04
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

SunStim Peripheral Nerve Stimulator and SunStim Plus Peripheral Nerve Stimulator are a battery-powered device intended for monitoring the magnitude of neuromuscular block in general anesthesia, by delivering an electrical stimulus near a peripheral motor nerve.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K153045: SunStim Peripheral Nerve Stimulator/Sunstim Plus Peripheral Nerve Stimulator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K153045

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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