PMA · Approved
ApprovedVNS Therapy System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
LivaNova USA, Inc. · LYJ Stimulator, Autonomic Nerve, Implanted For Epilepsy
Approved on Aug 12, 2026 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 366-day review.
- Decided
- Aug 12, 2026
- Review
- 366 days
- Class
- Class III
- Product code
- LYJ
- Recalls
- None
PMA approvals rest on their own clinical evidence and do not claim a predicate, so this family tree starts here.
Sources: FDA PMA database (decision fields and supplements), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
Planning a device in LYJ? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
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)
No FDA recall names this device.
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All LYJ devicesLYJ Stimulator, Autonomic Nerve, Implanted For Epilepsy: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2026, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · LYJ
6in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · LYJ
Too few LYJ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · LYJ
2in 2025
Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LYJ
1,426in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code LYJ, 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 | 21 | — | 4 | 1,889 |
| 2008 | 9 | — | 2 | 2,758 |
| 2009 | 3 | — | 2 | 2,688 |
| 2010 | 10 | — | 1 | 2,749 |
| 2011 | 24 | — | 3 | 3,042 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 3,364 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 3,809 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 1 | 3,365 |
| 2015 | 2 | — | 3 | 3,265 |
| 2016 | 14 | — | 0 | 2,851 |
| 2017 | 9 | — | 1 | 2,074 |
| 2018 | 3 | — | 4 | 2,316 |
| 2019 | 7 | — | 1 (1) | 2,432 |
| 2020 | 6 | — | 2 | 1,688 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 1 | 1,764 |
| 2022 | 3 | — | 0 | 1,584 |
| 2023 | 5 | — | 0 | 1,764 |
| 2024 | 3 | — | 0 | 1,524 |
| 2025 | 6 | — | 2 | 1,426 |
| 2026 | 3 | — | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/P970003/S249 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “P970003/S249: VNS Therapy System.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P970003/S249
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