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e-motion M25

K221215510(k) SpecialCleared May 24, 202227-day reviewClass II21 CFR 890.3860

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

Alber GmbH · ITI Wheelchair, Powered

Cleared on May 24, 2022 as substantially equivalent to K192618 (Alber GmbH, 2020) and 1 other predicate after a 27-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 2000. 1 of the 8 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall.

Decided
May 24, 2022
Review
27 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ITI
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K001491 (2000). 7 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet. 1 of the 8 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2020: 1 other ancestor2015: 1 other ancestor, 1 with a Class I recall12001: 1 other ancestorK001491 · Quickie 2 Power Assist Wheelchair · Sunrise Medical, Inc. · 2000K140204 · JWX-2 · Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. · 2014K151717 · twion · Alber GmbH · 2016K192618 · e-Motion M25 · Alber GmbH · 202020002005201020152020
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 1 other ancestor, 1 with a Class I recall14 generations back: 1 other ancestor K192618 · e-Motion M25 · Alber GmbH · 2020K151717 · twion · Alber GmbH · 2016K140204 · JWX-2 · Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. · 2014K001491 · Quickie 2 Power Assist Wheelchair · Sunrise Medical, Inc. · 20000
  1. Root · 4 generations backK001491 Quickie 2 Power Assist WheelchairSunrise Medical, Inc. · 2000
  2. 3 generations backK140204 JWX-2Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. · 2014
  3. 2 generations backK151717 twionAlber GmbH · 2016
  4. 1 generation backK192618 e-Motion M25Alber GmbH · 2020
  5. This deviceK221215 e-motion M25Alber GmbH · 2022

Class I recalls in this family

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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K001491Quickie 2 Power Assist WheelchairSunrise Medical, Inc.2000—
−3K140204JWX-2Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.2014—
−2K151717twionAlber GmbH2016—
−1K192618e-Motion M25Alber GmbH2020—
0 (this device)K221215e-motion M25Alber GmbH2022—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200110
201511
202010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K221215, 2000–2022Source: 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.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new ITI device

  1. #1 K220747 Power Wheelchair (N5515B)score 40.2 · 4 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K192618e-Motion M25
Summary page 4
…ication Panel: Physical Medicine Product Code: ITI Predicate Device: 510(k): K192618 Proprietary: e-motion M25…
Alber GmbH2020—
*K192016Smoov O10
Summary page 4
…ication Panel: Physical Medicine Product Code: ITI Secondary Predicate Device: 510(k): K192016 Proprietary: SMOOV O10…
Alber GmbH2020—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K151199SmartDrive Wheelchair Power AssistMax Mobility, LLC · 2015 · 2 generations back · ◆ in the 2015 ancestors bar of FIG. 15 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 22 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.7 years on median.
  • 1 of the 7 ancestors has a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All ITI devices

ITI Wheelchair, Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · ITI

29in 2025

2007: 182008: 92009: 72010: 62011: 42012: 62013: 52014: 52015: 102016: 62017: 42018: 42019: 32020: 62021: 132022: 162023: 82024: 382025: 292026 (partial year): 36
2007high 38 (2024) · low 3 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ITI

90in 2025

2007: 42 days median2008: 49 days median2009: 63 days median2010: 46 days median2011: 101 days median2012: 155 days median2013: 177 days median2014: 213 days median2015: 174 days median2016: 173 days median2017: 159 days median2018: 117 days median2019: 244 days median2020: 278 days median2021: 209 days median2022: 96 days median2023: 128 days median2024: 125 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 108 days median
2007high 278 (2020) · low 42 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · ITI

13so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 32008: 32009: 12010: 22012: 12016: 12017: 22021: 32024: 12025: 3, 2 Class I2026 (partial year): 13
2007high 13 (2026) · low 0 (2011)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · ITI

647in 2025

2007: 1232008: 1332009: 1832010: 1572011: 5252012: 2,9192013: 8,7412014: 7,2822015: 4,6852016: 1,5752017: 3012018: 2732019: 2642020: 2052021: 1662022: 1352023: 2232024: 1462025: 647
2007high 8,741 (2013) · low 123 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ITI, 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
200718423123
20089493133
20097631183
20106462157
201141010525
2012615512,919
2013517708,741
2014521307,282
20151017404,685
2016617311,575
201741592301
201841170273
201932440264
202062780205
2021132093166
202216960135
202381280223
2024381251146
202529903 (2)647
20263610813—

What is it indicated for?

The e-motion M25 DuoDrive is a Power Assist Wheelchair Conversion Kit and suitable for the manual wheelchair users who are limited in their field of activities because of their physical conditions. The device can expand their field of activities by assisting their wheelchair operating force.

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. “K221215: e-motion M25.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K221215

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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