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Handmaster NMS1

K982482510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 30, 199876-day reviewClass II21 CFR 890.5850

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

N.E.S.S. Nuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Syst · IPF Stimulator, Muscle, Powered

Cleared on Sep 30, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K952273 (Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation Systems, Ltd., 1996) after a 76-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1981. 54 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 30, 1998
Review
76 days
Class
Class II
Product code
IPF
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K813008 (1981). 4 ancestors in all. 54 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1987: 1 other ancestor1986: 1 other ancestor2001: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2003: 2 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2025: 5 descendants cleared2020: 5 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2023: 5 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2015: 5 descendants cleared2014: 4 descendants cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2019: 4 descendants cleared2026: 5 descendants clearedK813008 · Respond II...Neuromuscular Stimulator · Medtronic Vascular · 1981K952273 · Handmaster NMS1 · Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation Systems, Ltd. · 199619801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 11 descendants4 generations forward: 16 descendants5 generations forward: 6 descendants6 generations forward: 11 descendants7 generations forward: 4 descendants K952273 · Handmaster NMS1 · Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation Systems, Ltd. · 1996K813008 · Respond II...Neuromuscular Stimulator · Medtronic Vascular · 19810+5
  1. Root · 2 generations backK813008 Respond II...Neuromuscular StimulatorMedtronic Vascular · 1981
  2. 1 generation backK952273 Handmaster NMS1Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation Systems, Ltd. · 1996
  3. This deviceK982482 Handmaster NMS1N.E.S.S. Nuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Syst · 1998
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 35 of its ownK031900 HandmasterNess-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems · 2003
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 34 of its ownK080950 Stiwell MED4Otto Bock, Austria GmbH · 2009
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 21 of its ownK110179 IncontrolIncontrol Medical, LLC · 2012
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 17 of its ownK022776 Ness SystemNess-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems · 2002
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 15 of its ownK103343 L300 Plus System (Right, Left), L300 Plus System Upgrade Kit (Right…Bioness, Inc. · 2011

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Descendants cleared per year

2001: 12002: 12003: 22009: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 42015: 52017: 22018: 32019: 42020: 52021: 22022: 52023: 52024: 12025: 52026: 5
2001high 5 (2015) · low 0 (2004)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K031900HandmasterNess-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems · 2003 · cites it directly35descendants
  • K080950Stiwell MED4Otto Bock, Austria GmbH · 2009 · 2 generations on34descendants
  • K110179IncontrolIncontrol Medical, LLC · 2012 · 3 generations on21descendants
  • K022776Ness SystemNess-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems · 2002 · cites it directly17descendants
  • K103343L300 Plus System (Right, Left), L300 Plus System Upgrade Kit (Right, Left)Bioness, Inc. · 2011 · 2 generations on15descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K813008Respond II...Neuromuscular StimulatorMedtronic Vascular1981—
−1K952273Handmaster NMS1Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation Systems, Ltd.1996—
0 (this device)K982482Handmaster NMS1N.E.S.S. Nuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Syst1998—
+1K031900HandmasterNess-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems2003—
+2K080950Stiwell MED4Otto Bock, Austria GmbH2009—
+3K110179IncontrolIncontrol Medical, LLC2012—
+1K022776Ness SystemNess-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems2002—
+2K103343L300 Plus System (Right, Left), L300 Plus System Upgrade Kit (Right, Left)Bioness, Inc.2011—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198610
198710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200110
200210
200320
200910
201110
201210
201310
201440
201550
201720
201830
201940
202050
202120
202250
202350
202410
202550
202650
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K982482, 1981–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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  1. #1 K241433 EVE Synergy (EVE-20M)score 19.7 · 25 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K952273Handmaster NMS1
Summary page 2
…ernal Neuromuscular Stimulator Classification Name Powered Muscle Stimulator Predicate Devices N.E.S.S. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems HANDMASTER NMS1 (K952273). Intended Use The HANDMASTER NMSI1 is intended to be used to exercise the lower arm and hand by activating the muscles thereof…
Neuromusclar Electrical Stimulation Systems, Ltd.1996—

Also cleared against K952273: 3 other devices →

What descends from it? (54)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K031900HandmasterNess-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems200335
K022776Ness SystemNess-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems200217
K012823Modification to HandmasterNess-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems20010

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?

  • The line of descent spans 17 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 14.5 years on median.
  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K031900 (Ness-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems, 2003) has gone furthest, with 35 descendants of its own.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K952273.

How does its category compare?

All IPF devices

IPF Stimulator, Muscle, Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · IPF

3in 2025

2007: 82008: 62009: 72010: 42011: 42012: 42013: 102014: 42015: 32016: 72017: 52018: 52019: 42020: 92021: 152022: 72023: 92024: 72025: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 15 (2021) · low 3 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IPF

257in 2025

2007: 143 days median2008: 140 days median2009: 216 days median2010: 121 days median2011: 275 days median2012: 269 days median2013: 180 days median2014: 264 days median2015: 43 days median2016: 113 days median2017: 110 days median2018: 73 days median2019: 133 days median2020: 121 days median2021: 98 days median2022: 108 days median2023: 255 days median2024: 201 days median2025: 257 days median2026 (partial year): 206 days median
2007high 275 (2011) · low 43 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · IPF

1in 2023

2008: 12011: 12012: 32023: 1
2007high 3 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · IPF

8in 2025

2007: 112008: 2132009: 1502010: 142011: 252012: 162013: 62014: 192015: 112016: 82017: 22018: 32019: 102020: 132021: 32022: 42023: 82024: 52025: 8
2007high 213 (2008) · low 2 (2017)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IPF, 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
20078143011
200861401213
200972160150
20104121014
20114275125
20124269316
20131018006
20144264019
2015343011
2016711308
2017511002
201857303
20194133010
20209121013
2021159803
2022710804
2023925518
2024720105
2025325708
202632060—

What is it indicated for?

The HANDMASTER is intended to be used for the following indications: maintenance or increase of range of motion, reduction of muscle spasm, prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy, muscle reeducation, and increasing local blood circulation.

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. “K982482: Handmaster NMS1.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982482

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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