510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Stimulator, Nerve

ETNClass II21 CFR 874.1820510(k) required97 decisions since 19789 recalls

97 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 172 days (half between 93 and 264). 9 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K031003, named by 9 later devices.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, ear, nose and throat panel

Twenty years of ETN at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · ETN

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 22009: 52010: 32011: 92012: 72013: 12014: 22015: 12016: 22020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 52024: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 9 (2011) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ETN

98in 2023

2009: 115 days median2010: 168 days median2011: 115 days median2012: 179 days median2023: 98 days median
2007high 179 (2012) · low 98 (2023)2026

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

Recalls per year · ETN

1in 2023

2008: 12010: 12016: 12019: 22020: 12021: 12023: 1
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ETN

1,145in 2025

2007: 52008: 52009: 222010: 262011: 552012: 1872013: 2702014: 1372015: 2022016: 1452017: 1172018: 2502019: 3142020: 2382021: 1972022: 2472023: 3902024: 7482025: 1,145
2007high 1,145 (2025) · low 5 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ETN, 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
20072—05
20082—15
20095115022
20103168126
20119115055
201271790187
20131—0270
20142—0137
20151—0202
20162—1145
20170—0117
20180—0250
20190—2314
20201—1238
20211—1197
20222—0247
20235981390
20242—0748
20251—01,145
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — ETN by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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