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PMA · Approved

Recalled · Class II · 2025

Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)System

P150031PMAApproved Dec 8, 2017835-day reviewClass IIIRecalls 4

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

Boston Scientific Corp · NHL Stimulator, Electrical, Implanted, For Parkinsonian Symptoms

Approved on Dec 8, 2017 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after an 835-day review. It has been recalled 4 times.

Decided
Dec 8, 2017
Review
835 days
Class
Class III
Product code
NHL
Recalls
4

PMA approvals rest on their own clinical evidence and do not claim a predicate, so this family tree starts here.

P150031 has 94 supplements since 2018: changes to the approved device, its labelling or its manufacturing, each approved separately.

PMA supplements approved per year

2018: 62019: 172020: 112021: 92022: 62023: 122024: 142025: 92026: 10
2018high 17 (2019) · low 6 (2018)2026
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YearSupplements approved
20186
201917
202011
20219
20226
202312
202414
20259
202610
FIG. 1 — Supplements to P150031, 2018–2026Source: FDA PMA database

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Does it have a predicate?

PMA decisions do not claim a predicate device.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jul 8, 2025Class IIZ-2340-2025Component change controlResistance and difficulties could occur while closing the retaining clip locking mechanism, which is part of a burr hole cover kit, which is part of a Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system, which may lead to procedural delay, or…
Jul 8, 2025Class IIZ-2558-2025Labeling designWire break(s) have occurred in rechargeable deep brain stimulation implantable pulse generators, implanted in the submuscular pectoral location. Wire breaks prevent successful stimulation, thus requiring device removal/replacement and…
Apr 18, 2024Class IIZ-1890-2024Device DesignDeep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) may experience routine system check during IPG charging, which may cause device reset. The device reset could lead transient loss of stimulation; patients may experience…
Apr 24, 2019Class IIZ-2125-2020Labeling Change ControlThe firm is initiating a voluntary removal of certain spinal cord stimulation leads, lead extensions, adapters, and deep brain stimulation lead extensions due to the "use by date" displayed on the label which is later than the correct…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All NHL devices

NHL Stimulator, Electrical, Implanted, For Parkinsonian Symptoms: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NHL

10in 2025

2015: 12017: 12018: 62019: 172020: 112021: 82022: 62023: 122024: 142025: 102026 (partial year): 10
2007high 17 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NHL

Too few NHL 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · NHL

No recall names NHL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NHL

197in 2025

2012: 12017: 32018: 662019: 742020: 1462021: 2052022: 2142023: 4112024: 3962025: 197
2007high 411 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NHL, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—01
20130—00
20140—00
20151—00
20160—00
20171—03
20186—066
201917—074
202011—0146
20218—0205
20226—0214
202312—0411
202414—0396
202510—0197
202610—0—
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510(k) Report. “P150031: Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)System.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P150031

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