510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

System, Communication, Powered

ILQClass II21 CFR 890.3710510(k) exempt38 decisions since 19778 recalls

FDA lists ILQ as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 890.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 38 FDA decisions since 1977. 8 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K930044, named by 1 later device.

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, physical medicine panel

Twenty years of ILQ 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 · ILQ

1in 2017

2017: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ILQ

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

Recalls per year · ILQ

2in 2021

2009: 12011: 12013: 12015: 12021: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ILQ

240in 2025

2007: 42008: 72009: 52010: 142011: 162012: 132013: 142014: 122016: 42017: 72018: 72019: 22020: 22021: 52022: 272023: 742024: 1052025: 240
2007high 240 (2025) · low 0 (2015)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ILQ, 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—04
20080—07
20090—15
20100—014
20110—116
20120—013
20130—114
20140—012
20150—10
20160—04
20171—07
20180—07
20190—02
20200—02
20210—25
20220—027
20230—074
20240—0105
20250—0240
20260—2—
FIG. 1 — ILQ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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