# K980333: Reliefband

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Woodside Biomedical, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 18, 1998 after 21 days
- Product code: GZJ (Stimulator, Nerve, Transcutaneous, For Pain Relief)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.5890
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K961050 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
20 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 22 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K961050: Reliefband Tens Unit (Modification), Maven Labs, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K982436: Reliefband NST Device, Model #'S WB-2, WB-6 and WB-R (1998), 19 descendants of its own
- K994387: Reliefband NST Device, Model WB-2L, WB-6L, WB-RL (2000), 18 descendants of its own
- K020180: Reliefband Device, Models RB-DL, RB-EL, RB-RL (2002), 17 descendants of its own
- K033268: Sea-Band (2004), 10 descendants of its own
- K041877: Acu-Strap Motion Sickness Band (2004), 7 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ReliefBand is indicated for use in the treatment of nausea and vomiting (NV) due to chemotherapy, motion sickness, and pregnancy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K980333
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology