FDA product code · Physical medicine
Transport, Patient, Powered
36 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 161 days (half between 144 and 177). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K103122, named by 2 later devices.
A powered patient transport is a motorized device intended for use in mitigating mobility impairment caused by injury or other disease by moving a person from one location or level to another, such as up and down flights of stairs (e.g., attendant-operated portable stair-climbing chairs). This generic type of device does not include motorized three-wheeled vehicles or wheelchairs.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of ILK 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 · ILK
1in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · ILK
150in 2012
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · ILK
1in 2012
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · ILK
32in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code ILK, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 150 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 32 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Planning a device in ILK? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
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Other codes under 21 CFR 890.5150.