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Health O Meter Electric Heating Pad W/Massage Model EHP4

K962252510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 25, 1996166-day reviewClass II21 CFR 890.5740

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

Sunbeam Health Division · IRT Pad, Heating, Powered

Cleared on Nov 25, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K924799 (Conair Corp., 1993) and 1 other predicate after a 166-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1993.

Decided
Nov 25, 1996
Review
166 days
Class
Class II
Product code
IRT
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K924799 (1993). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1993: 1 other ancestorK924799 · Moist Heat Pad · Conair Corp. · 199319901992199419961998
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K924799 · Moist Heat Pad · Conair Corp. · 19930
  1. Root · 1 generation backK924799 Moist Heat PadConair Corp. · 1993
  2. This deviceK962252 Health O Meter Electric Heating Pad W/Massage Model EHP4Sunbeam Health Division · 1996
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K924799Moist Heat PadConair Corp.1993—
0 (this device)K962252Health O Meter Electric Heating Pad W/Massage Model EHP4Sunbeam Health Division1996—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K962252, 1993–1996Source: 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? (3)

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
*K924799Moist Heat Pad
Summary page 1
…pain. Substantial Equivalence Claim: 7he Model EHP4 is substantially equivalent to the following models which are currently in distribution: 1. Conair Moist Heat Pad, K924799 2. Conair Moist Heat Pad with Automatic Shut-off, K924800 3. Sunbeam / Walgreens Heating Pad none Substantial equivalence is cl…
Conair Corp.1993—
*K924800Mosist Heat Pad with Automatic Off
Summary page 1
…bstantially equivalent to the following models which are currently in distribution: 1. Conair Moist Heat Pad, K924799 2. Conair Moist Heat Pad with Automatic Shut-off, K924800 3. Sunbeam / Walgreens Heating Pad none Substantial equivalence is claimed because: manufacturing technology, operating principl…
Conair Corp.1993—
*—Sunbeam / Walgreens Heating Pad
Named without a submission number
—

Also cleared against K924799: 1 other device →

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?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K924799.

How does its category compare?

All IRT devices

IRT Pad, Heating, Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · IRT

1in 2025

2008: 12011: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12022: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IRT

Too few IRT 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · IRT

3in 2022

2007: 52016: 12022: 3, 3 Class I
2007high 5 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (3 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · IRT

70in 2025

2007: 3122008: 2422009: 5552010: 4132011: 2272012: 2332013: 3452014: 4142015: 2892016: 1822017: 2202018: 3252019: 2052020: 1172021: 972022: 1342023: 3212024: 772025: 70
2007high 555 (2009) · low 70 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IRT, 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
20070—5312
20081—0242
20090—0555
20100—0413
20111—0227
20120—0233
20130—0345
20141—0414
20151—0289
20161—1182
20170—0220
20180—0325
20190—0205
20200—0117
20210—097
20221—3 (3)134
20230—0321
20240—077
20251—070
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Use wherever applications of heat, massage, or both are desirable for personal comfort, and wherever recommended by your physician, dentist or health care professional for the relief of minor muscular or joint pain.

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. “K962252: Health O Meter Electric Heating Pad W/Massage Model EHP4.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K962252

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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