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StimaWELL 120MTRS

K181645510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 13, 2020783-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

Pierenkemper GmbH · GZJ Stimulator, Nerve, Transcutaneous, For Pain Relief

Cleared on Aug 13, 2020 as substantially equivalent to K131917 (Ibramed Equipamentos Medicos, 2014) after a 783-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1993.

Decided
Aug 13, 2020
Review
783 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GZJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K931781 (1993). 7 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2012: 1 other ancestor2003: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestorK931781 · Jace Tri-Stim Device · Jace Systems, Inc. · 1993K021100 · 300 PV Complete Electrotherapy System · Empi · 2002K131917 · Neurodyn Compact, Neurodyn II · Ibramed Equipamentos Medicos · 20141990199520002005201020152020
Other ancestors, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 3 other ancestors K131917 · Neurodyn Compact, Neurodyn II · Ibramed Equipamentos Medicos · 2014K021100 · 300 PV Complete Electrotherapy System · Empi · 2002K931781 · Jace Tri-Stim Device · Jace Systems, Inc. · 19930
  1. Root · 3 generations backK931781 Jace Tri-Stim DeviceJace Systems, Inc. · 1993
  2. 2 generations backK021100 300 PV Complete Electrotherapy SystemEmpi · 2002
  3. 1 generation backK131917 Neurodyn Compact, Neurodyn IIIbramed Equipamentos Medicos · 2014
  4. This deviceK181645 StimaWELL 120MTRSPierenkemper GmbH · 2020
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K931781Jace Tri-Stim DeviceJace Systems, Inc.1993—
−2K021100300 PV Complete Electrotherapy SystemEmpi2002—
−1K131917Neurodyn Compact, Neurodyn IIIbramed Equipamentos Medicos2014—
0 (this device)K181645StimaWELL 120MTRSPierenkemper GmbH2020—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
200010
200310
201210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K181645, 1993–2020Source: 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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Top candidate predicates for a new GZJ device

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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
*K131917Neurodyn Compact, Neurodyn II
Summary page 5
…Page 2 of 9 5. Legally Marketed Predicate Devices a) Electro-therapy (primary) K131917, Neurodyn II Ibramed Equipamentos Medico, Sao Paulo, Brasil 6. Device Description The StimaWELL 120MTRS has been designed…
Ibramed Equipamentos Medicos2014—

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 27 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8.7 years on median.
  • 1 of the 7 ancestors has a recall of any class.

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. 2020, 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?

TENS mode:

- Symptomatic relief of chronic (long term) intractable pain

- Symptomatic relief of post-traumatic acute pain and post surgical pain

Russian mode:

- Temporary relaxation of muscle spasms in back area

- Prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy of the lumbar paraspinal muscles

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K181645: StimaWELL 120MTRS.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K181645

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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