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Bio Tens 601, 606 and 608 (3000)

K912178510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 25, 1991162-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

Skylark Device Co., Ltd. · GZJ Stimulator, Nerve, Transcutaneous, For Pain Relief

Cleared on Oct 25, 1991 after a 162-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 89 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 25, 1991
Review
162 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GZJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

89 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 descendant cleared1996: 1 descendant cleared2003: 2 descendants cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2009: 5 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2022: 8 descendants cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared2007: 3 descendants cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2017: 5 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2015: 7 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2019: 9 descendants cleared2020: 6 descendants cleared2021: 7 descendants cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared2023: 9 descendants cleared2024: 4 descendants cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK912178 Bio Tens 601, 606 and 608 (3000)Skylark Device Co., Ltd. · 1991
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 80 of its ownK972244 NT2000Bio-Medical Research, Ltd. · 1998
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 78 of its ownK990787 TRIO 300Ito Co., Ltd. · 1999
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 63 of its ownK023231 Elfcare Device, Models 314A Through 314GMediseb, Ltd. · 2003
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 35 of its ownK063715 Juniper Cooling Device XtraJuniper Medical, Inc. · 2007
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 34 of its ownK072152 Juniper CLN1 Dermal Cooling DeviceJuniper Medical, Inc. · 2007

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 11998: 11999: 12002: 12003: 22004: 12005: 22007: 32008: 12009: 52011: 12012: 32013: 12014: 22015: 72016: 42017: 52018: 22019: 92020: 62021: 72022: 82023: 92024: 42025: 22026: 1
1996high 9 (2019) · low 0 (1997)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K972244NT2000Bio-Medical Research, Ltd. · 1998 · cites it directly80descendants
  • K990787TRIO 300Ito Co., Ltd. · 1999 · 2 generations on78descendants
  • K023231Elfcare Device, Models 314A Through 314GMediseb, Ltd. · 2003 · 3 generations on63descendants
  • K063715Juniper Cooling Device XtraJuniper Medical, Inc. · 2007 · 4 generations on35descendants
  • K072152Juniper CLN1 Dermal Cooling DeviceJuniper Medical, Inc. · 2007 · 4 generations on34descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K912178Bio Tens 601, 606 and 608 (3000)Skylark Device Co., Ltd.1991—
+1K972244NT2000Bio-Medical Research, Ltd.1998—
+2K990787TRIO 300Ito Co., Ltd.1999—
+3K023231Elfcare Device, Models 314A Through 314GMediseb, Ltd.2003—
+4K063715Juniper Cooling Device XtraJuniper Medical, Inc.2007—
+4K072152Juniper CLN1 Dermal Cooling DeviceJuniper Medical, Inc.2007—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199810
199910
200210
200320
200410
200520
200730
200810
200950
201110
201230
201310
201420
201570
201640
201750
201820
201990
202060
202170
202280
202390
202440
202520
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K912178, 1991–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (89)

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2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K972244NT2000Bio-Medical Research, Ltd.199880
K961376Smart-Tens, Model 456Bio-Medical Research, Ltd.19967

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?

  • Of its descendants, K972244 (Bio-Medical Research, Ltd., 1998) has gone furthest, with 80 descendants of its own.

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.

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—
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510(k) Report. “K912178: Bio Tens 601, 606 and 608 (3000).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K912178

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Record history
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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026