510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Stimulator, Photic, Evoked Response

GWEClass II21 CFR 882.1890510(k) required49 decisions since 19783 recalls

49 FDA decisions since 1978. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 138 days (half between 83 and 248). 3 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K023525, named by 4 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, neurology panel

Twenty years of GWE 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 · GWE

2in 2022

2009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 22015: 12018: 12020: 12021: 22022: 2
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GWE

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

Recalls per year · GWE

1in 2015

2007: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GWE

1in 2025

2008: 12010: 12012: 12014: 12016: 22018: 22022: 22025: 1
2007high 2 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GWE, 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
20070—10
20080—01
20091—00
20101—01
20111—00
20122—01
20130—00
20140—01
20151—10
20160—02
20170—00
20181—02
20190—00
20201—00
20212—00
20222—02
20230—00
20240—00
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — GWE by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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