510(k) · Cleared
ClearedRich-Mar US500, US750, US1000 Therapeutic Unltrasound Devices
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Rich-Mar Corp. · IMI Ultrasonic Diathermy For Use In Applying Therapeutic Deep Heat
Cleared on Nov 19, 1998 after a 121-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Nov 19, 1998
- Review
- 121 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- IMI
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
Planning a device in IMI? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new IMI device
- #1 K240788 Ultrasound Stimulatorscore 10.3 · 4 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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.
How does its category compare?
All IMI devicesIMI Ultrasonic Diathermy For Use In Applying Therapeutic Deep Heat: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · IMI
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · IMI
150in 2016
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · IMI
2in 2008
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · IMI
2in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code IMI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 150 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Rich-Mar Ultrasound devices are indicated to produce therapeutic deep heat for the following conditions:
1) Relief of pain
2) Muscle Spasms
3) Joint contractures
But NOT for the treatment of malignancies
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K982544 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K982544: Rich-Mar US500, US750, US1000 Therapeutic Unltrasound Devices.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982544
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026