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510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, Model: KTR-4031, KTR-4032, KTR-4012, KTR-4015, KTR-4029, KTR-4027, KTR-4026, KTR-4021, KTR-4034, KTR-4036, KTR-4037, KTR-4039

K222870510(k) TraditionalCleared May 10, 2023230-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

Shenzhen Kentro Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. · NUH Stimulator, Nerve, Transcutaneous, Over-The-Counter

Cleared on May 10, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K220998 (Shenzhen Kentro Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., 2022) after a 230-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2021.

Decided
May 10, 2023
Review
230 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NUH
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K210825 (2021). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK210825 Revitive Medic Coach (Model Number 5575AQ)Actegy, Ltd. · 2021
  2. 1 generation backK220998 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, Model: KTR-405Shenzhen Kentro Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2022
  3. This deviceK222870 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, Model: KTR-4031…Shenzhen Kentro Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K210825Revitive Medic Coach (Model Number 5575AQ)Actegy, Ltd.2021—
−1K220998Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, Model: KTR-405Shenzhen Kentro Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.2022—
0 (this device)K222870Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, Model: KTR-4031, KTR-4032…Shenzhen Kentro Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.2023—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K222870, 2021–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K220998Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, Model: KTR-405
Summary page 5
…ion 8. 510 (k) Summary LTD Device Name and Model Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator/ KTR-405 510(k) Number K220998 Product Code NGX, NUH, IPF, NYN, GZJ Regulation Number 21 CFR 890.5850, 882.5890 Regulation Class…
Shenzhen Kentro Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.2022—
†K171381Adhesive ElectrodesShenzhen Quality Medical Technology Co.,Ltd2017—

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 2 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 9 months on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All NUH devices

NUH Stimulator, Nerve, Transcutaneous, Over-The-Counter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NUH

15in 2025

2007: 42009: 12010: 32011: 62012: 62013: 102014: 162015: 142016: 132017: 172018: 162019: 192020: 142021: 142022: 202023: 152024: 202025: 152026 (partial year): 5
2007high 20 (2022) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NUH

119in 2025

2007: 161 days median2010: 148 days median2011: 231 days median2012: 170 days median2013: 189 days median2014: 212 days median2015: 198 days median2016: 145 days median2017: 155 days median2018: 121 days median2019: 213 days median2020: 147 days median2021: 198 days median2022: 103 days median2023: 127 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 119 days median2026 (partial year): 137 days median
2007high 231 (2011) · low 90 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · NUH

No recall names NUH since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NUH

7in 2025

2013: 12014: 92015: 112016: 132017: 212018: 182019: 52020: 82021: 72022: 22023: 42024: 72025: 7
2007high 21 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NUH, 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
2007416100
20080—00
20091—00
2010314800
2011623100
2012617000
20131018901
20141621209
201514198011
201613145013
201717155021
201816121018
20191921305
20201414708
20211419807
20222010302
20231512704
2024209007
20251511907
202651370—

What is it indicated for?

1)When using Electrical Muscle Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator is intended: ● for users with conditions or disease that are associated with impaired (poor) blood flow in the legs/ ankles/ feet, the device through the foot-pads is intended for use as an adjunctive treatment (as an addition to your existing treatment) to temporarily reduce lower extremity pain, swelling and cramping ● to temporarily increase local blood circulation…

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1)When using Electrical Muscle Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator is intended:

● for users with conditions or disease that are associated with impaired (poor) blood flow in the legs/ ankles/ feet, the device through the foot-pads is intended for use as an adjunctive treatment (as an addition to your existing treatment) to temporarily reduce lower extremity pain, swelling and cramping

● to temporarily increase local blood circulation in healthy leg muscles

● to stimulate healthy muscles in order to improve and facilitate muscle performance

● to temporarily relieve pain associated with sore and aching muscles in the shoulder, waist, back, upper extremities (arms) and lower extremities(legs) due to strain from exercise or normal household duties

● to relax muscle spasm

● to increase blood flow circulation

● for prevention of retardation of disuse atrophy

● for muscle re-education

● for maintaining or increasing range of motion

● Immediate post-surgical stimulation of calf muscles to prevent venous thrombosis

● Provide quadricep strengthening

● Improve knee stability secondary to quadricep strengthening

2) When using Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator to deliver Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), it is intended to provide:

● symptomatic relief and management of chronic, intractable pain

● relief of pain associated with arthritis

● temporarily relieves pain associated with sore and aching muscles in the shoulder, waist, back, upper extremities (arms) and lower extremities (legs) due to strain from exercise or normal household duties

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K222870: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator, Model: KTR-4031, KTR-4032, KTR-4012, KTR-4015, KTR-4029, KTR-4027, KTR-4026, KTR-4021, KTR-4034, KTR-4036, KTR-4037, KTR-4039.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K222870

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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