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NT2000

K972244510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 27, 1998256-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

Bio-Medical Research, Ltd. · GZJ Stimulator, Nerve, Transcutaneous, For Pain Relief

Cleared on Feb 27, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K912178 (Skylark Device Co., Ltd., 1991) after a 256-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991. 80 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 27, 1998
Review
256 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GZJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K912178 (1991). 80 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 2 descendants cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2022: 8 descendants cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared2007: 3 descendants cleared2017: 5 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2015: 7 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2013: 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 clearedReference device: K933176 · Neurotech 2000 (NT2000) · Bmr Ent., Inc. · 1993K912178 · Bio Tens 601, 606 and 608 (3000) · Skylark Device Co., Ltd. · 19911990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 6 descendants4 generations forward: 5 descendants5 generations forward: 12 descendants6 generations forward: 16 descendants7 generations forward: 7 descendants8 generations forward: 5 descendants9 generations forward: 5 descendants10 generations forward: 10 descendants11 generations forward: 6 descendants12 generations forward: 3 descendants K912178 · Bio Tens 601, 606 and 608 (3000) · Skylark Device Co., Ltd. · 19910+5+10
  1. Root · 1 generation backK912178 Bio Tens 601, 606 and 608 (3000)Skylark Device Co., Ltd. · 1991
  2. This deviceK972244 NT2000Bio-Medical Research, Ltd. · 1998
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 78 of its ownK990787 TRIO 300Ito Co., Ltd. · 1999
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 63 of its ownK023231 Elfcare Device, Models 314A Through 314GMediseb, Ltd. · 2003
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 35 of its ownK063715 Juniper Cooling Device XtraJuniper Medical, Inc. · 2007
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 34 of its ownK072152 Juniper CLN1 Dermal Cooling DeviceJuniper Medical, Inc. · 2007
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 33 of its ownK080118 Zeltiq Aesthetics CLN1 Dermal Cooling DeviceZeltiq Aesthetics · 2008

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12002: 12003: 12005: 22007: 32008: 12009: 22012: 22013: 12014: 22015: 72016: 42017: 52018: 22019: 92020: 62021: 72022: 82023: 92024: 42025: 22026: 1
1999high 9 (2019) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K990787TRIO 300Ito Co., Ltd. · 1999 · cites it directly78descendants
  • K023231Elfcare Device, Models 314A Through 314GMediseb, Ltd. · 2003 · 2 generations on63descendants
  • K063715Juniper Cooling Device XtraJuniper Medical, Inc. · 2007 · 3 generations on35descendants
  • K072152Juniper CLN1 Dermal Cooling DeviceJuniper Medical, Inc. · 2007 · 3 generations on34descendants
  • K080118Zeltiq Aesthetics CLN1 Dermal Cooling DeviceZeltiq Aesthetics · 2008 · 4 generations on33descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K912178Bio Tens 601, 606 and 608 (3000)Skylark Device Co., Ltd.1991—
0 (this device)K972244NT2000Bio-Medical Research, Ltd.1998—
+1K990787TRIO 300Ito Co., Ltd.1999—
+2K023231Elfcare Device, Models 314A Through 314GMediseb, Ltd.2003—
+3K063715Juniper Cooling Device XtraJuniper Medical, Inc.2007—
+3K072152Juniper CLN1 Dermal Cooling DeviceJuniper Medical, Inc.2007—
+4K080118Zeltiq Aesthetics CLN1 Dermal Cooling DeviceZeltiq Aesthetics2008—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200210
200310
200520
200730
200810
200920
201220
201310
201420
201570
201640
201750
201820
201990
202060
202170
202280
202390
202440
202520
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K972244, 1991–2026Source: 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
*K912178Bio Tens 601, 606 and 608 (3000)
Summary page 1
…irs Manager 6™ June, 1997 NT2000 TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator for pain relief, §882.5890 Bio Tens Model: ST-601 (Skylark Device Co. Ltd., 510(k) # K912178) 510(k) Premarket Notification for NT2000 Appendix IX Page 2 of 3 o (4) Description of device: The NT2000 is…
Skylark Device Co., Ltd.1991—
†K933176Neurotech 2000 (NT2000)Bmr Ent., Inc.1993—

Also cleared against K912178: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (80)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K990787TRIO 300Ito Co., Ltd.199978
K050595FT2000 Sequencer for Muscle StimulatorMidwest Development20050

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, K990787 (Ito Co., Ltd., 1999) has gone furthest, with 78 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K912178.

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—

What is it indicated for?

The NT2000 is indicated for:

a) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for the symptomatic relief and

management of chronic (long term) intractable pain and as an adjunctive treatment

in the management of post surgical and post traumatic acute pain problems.

b) Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation for the purposes of relaxation of muscle

spasm, prevention or retardation of disuse muscle atrophy, muscle re-education,

increase local blood circulation, maintain or increase range of motion, immediate

post-surgical stimulation of calf muscles to prevent venous thrombosis.

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. “K972244: NT2000.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K972244

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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