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BioWaveGO

K180943510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 17, 2018129-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

Biowave Corporation · GZJ Stimulator, Nerve, Transcutaneous, For Pain Relief

Cleared on Aug 17, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K152437 (Biowave Corporation, 2015) after a 129-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2015. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Aug 17, 2018
Review
129 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GZJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K152437 (2015). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2021: 1 descendant clearedReference device: K152954 · Quell · Neurometrix, Inc. · 2016Reference device: K152374 · LL Tens 160A, LL Tens 160B · Fuji Dynamics, Ltd. · 2016K152437 · BiowaveHOME Neuromodulation Pain Therapy Device · Biowave Corporation · 2015201620182020202220242026
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K152437 · BiowaveHOME Neuromodulation Pain Therapy Device · Biowave Corporation · 20150
  1. Root · 1 generation backK152437 BiowaveHOME Neuromodulation Pain Therapy DeviceBiowave Corporation · 2015
  2. This deviceK180943 BioWaveGOBiowave Corporation · 2018
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK210202 BioWaveGO RXBiowave Corporation · 2021

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  • K210202BioWaveGO RXBiowave Corporation · 2021 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K152437BiowaveHOME Neuromodulation Pain Therapy DeviceBiowave Corporation2015—
0 (this device)K180943BioWaveGOBiowave Corporation2018—
+1K210202BioWaveGO RXBiowave Corporation2021—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K180943, 2015–2021Source: 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
*K152437BiowaveHOME Neuromodulation Pain Therapy Device
Summary page 5
…Name K-Number BioWave Corporation BioWaveHOME K152437 (primary predicate) NeuroMetrix, Inc.…
Biowave Corporation2015—
†K152954QuellNeurometrix, Inc.2016—
†K152374LL Tens 160A, LL Tens 160BFuji Dynamics, Ltd.2016—

Also cleared against K152437: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K210202BioWaveGO RXBiowave Corporation20210

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K210202 (Biowave Corporation, 2021) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K152437.

How does its category compare?

All GZJ devices

GZJ Stimulator, Nerve, Transcutaneous, For Pain Relief: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GZJ

1in 2025

2007: 132008: 112009: 162010: 52011: 52012: 122013: 22014: 42015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 22019: 32020: 42021: 32022: 42023: 12024: 32025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 16 (2009) · low 1 (2023)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GZJ

207in 2024

2007: 223 days median2008: 136 days median2009: 155 days median2010: 232 days median2011: 168 days median2012: 154 days median2014: 344 days median2015: 202 days median2016: 163 days median2017: 113 days median2019: 156 days median2020: 183 days median2021: 231 days median2022: 175 days median2024: 207 days median
2007high 344 (2014) · low 113 (2017)2026

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

Recalls per year · GZJ

1in 2011

2007: 42008: 12011: 1
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GZJ

13in 2025

2007: 42008: 452009: 172010: 222011: 222012: 202013: 102014: 232015: 182016: 322017: 582018: 212019: 72020: 102021: 52022: 42023: 392024: 122025: 13
2007high 58 (2017) · low 4 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GZJ, 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
20071322344
200811136145
200916155017
20105232022
20115168122
201212154020
20132—010
20144344023
20153202018
20163163032
20173113058
20182—021
2019315607
20204183010
2021323105
2022417504
20231—039
20243207012
20251—013
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The BioWaveGO Neuromodulation Pain Therapy Device is indicated for:

- Symptomatic relief of chronic, intractable pain

- Symptomatic relief of acute pain

- As an adjunctive treatment in the management of post-surgical and post-traumatic acute pain

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K180943: BioWaveGO.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K180943

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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