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Vaginal 2 Electrode Stimulation/Emg Probe-Small

K970602510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 15, 199756-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5320

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

Hollister, Inc. · KPI Stimulator, Electrical, Non-Implantable, For Incontinence

Cleared on Apr 15, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K891773 (Hollister, Inc., 1989) after a 56-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1989. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 15, 1997
Review
56 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KPI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K891773 (1989). 7 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant clearedK891773 · Microgyn II Elec Stim Device Treat of Urin Inconti · Hollister, Inc. · 19891990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 3 descendants4 generations forward: 1 descendant K891773 · Microgyn II Elec Stim Device Treat of Urin Inconti · Hollister, Inc. · 19890
  1. Root · 1 generation backK891773 Microgyn II Elec Stim Device Treat of Urin IncontiHollister, Inc. · 1989
  2. This deviceK970602 Vaginal 2 Electrode Stimulation/Emg Probe-SmallHollister, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK971541 Vaginal 2 Electrode Stimulation/Emg Probe - TamponHollister, Inc. · 1997
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK122194 Life-Care Vaginal Probe Life-Care Anal ProbeEveryway Medical Instruments Co.,Ltd · 2013
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK222528 Well-Life Probe Electrode for Stimulation/EMG Probe (Model: SA)…Well-Life Healthcare Limited · 2022
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK161055 Fuji Dynamics Incontinence Stimulation Electrode, Models Fuji – 01/…Fuji Dynamics, Ltd. · 2016
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK231166 Levina, Levina Incontinence Stimulation Electrodes (Sterile), Pelvic…Zmi Electronics, Ltd. · 2024

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 12013: 12015: 12016: 12021: 12022: 12024: 1
1997high 1 (1997) · low 0 (1998)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 7 · See all
  • K971541Vaginal 2 Electrode Stimulation/Emg Probe - TamponHollister, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K122194Life-Care Vaginal Probe Life-Care Anal ProbeEveryway Medical Instruments Co.,Ltd · 2013 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K222528Well-Life Probe Electrode for Stimulation/EMG Probe (Model: SA), Well-Life Incontinence…Well-Life Healthcare Limited · 2022 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K161055Fuji Dynamics Incontinence Stimulation Electrode, Models Fuji – 01/ 02/ 03/ 04/ 05/ 06/…Fuji Dynamics, Ltd. · 2016 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K231166Levina, Levina Incontinence Stimulation Electrodes (Sterile), Pelvic Floor Muscle Probe…Zmi Electronics, Ltd. · 2024 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K891773Microgyn II Elec Stim Device Treat of Urin IncontiHollister, Inc.1989—
0 (this device)K970602Vaginal 2 Electrode Stimulation/Emg Probe-SmallHollister, Inc.1997—
+1K971541Vaginal 2 Electrode Stimulation/Emg Probe - TamponHollister, Inc.1997—
+2K122194Life-Care Vaginal Probe Life-Care Anal ProbeEveryway Medical Instruments Co.,Ltd2013—
+3K222528Well-Life Probe Electrode for Stimulation/EMG Probe (Model: SA), Well-Life…Well-Life Healthcare Limited2022—
+2K161055Fuji Dynamics Incontinence Stimulation Electrode, Models Fuji – 01/ 02/ 03/…Fuji Dynamics, Ltd.2016—
+4K231166Levina, Levina Incontinence Stimulation Electrodes (Sterile), Pelvic Floor…Zmi Electronics, Ltd.2024—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
201310
201510
201610
202110
202210
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K970602, 1989–2024Source: 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
*K891773Microgyn II Elec Stim Device Treat of Urin Inconti
Summary page 1
…8-3860 Date Summary Prepared - February 13, 1997 2. Name of Device: Vaginal Stimulation/EMG Probe - Small 3. Name of Predicate Device(s) Vaginal Stimulation/EMG Probe, K891773 4. Description of Device ( Hollister Incorporated through it’s InCare Division currently markets a vaginal 2-electrode stimulat…
Hollister, Inc.1989—

Also cleared against K891773: 8 other devices →

What descends from it? (7)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K971541Vaginal 2 Electrode Stimulation/Emg Probe - TamponHollister, Inc.19976

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K971541 (Hollister, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.
  • 8 other devices also cite its predicate K891773.

How does its category compare?

All KPI devices

KPI Stimulator, Electrical, Non-Implantable, For Incontinence: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KPI

7so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 12008: 12009: 22011: 12012: 22013: 12014: 32015: 62016: 32017: 12018: 32019: 22020: 12021: 32022: 32023: 32024: 42025: 42026 (partial year): 7
2007high 7 (2026) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KPI

263in 2025

2014: 57 days median2015: 260 days median2016: 89 days median2018: 304 days median2021: 217 days median2022: 181 days median2023: 197 days median2024: 172 days median2025: 263 days median2026 (partial year): 248 days median
2007high 304 (2018) · low 57 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · KPI

No recall names KPI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · KPI

2in 2024

2013: 12015: 22017: 42019: 22020: 32021: 12022: 22023: 62024: 2
2007high 6 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KPI, 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
20071—00
20081—00
20092—00
20100—00
20111—00
20122—00
20131—01
201435700
2015626002
201638900
20171—04
2018330400
20192—02
20201—03
2021321701
2022318102
2023319706
2024417202
2025426300
202672480—

What is it indicated for?

Electrical stimulation of the pelvic floor muscles for the treatment of urinary incontinence. EMG sensing of the pelvic floor 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. “K970602: Vaginal 2 Electrode Stimulation/Emg Probe-Small.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970602

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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