510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Amplifier, Physiological Signal

GWLClass II21 CFR 882.1835510(k) required53 decisions since 19772 recalls

53 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 178 days (half between 106 and 190). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K003154, named by 5 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 GWL 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 · GWL

1in 2025

2007: 12009: 22010: 12011: 12012: 22014: 12015: 12017: 22018: 12020: 12021: 22022: 12023: 22024: 42025: 1
2007high 4 (2024) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GWL

133in 2024

2024: 133 days median
2007high 133 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · GWL

1in 2013

2010: 12013: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GWL

1in 2018

2008: 22018: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GWL, 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
20071—00
20080—02
20092—00
20101—10
20111—00
20122—00
20130—10
20141—00
20151—00
20160—00
20172—00
20181—01
20190—00
20201—00
20212—00
20221—00
20232—00
2024413300
20251—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — GWL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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