510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Diathermy, Shortwave, For Use Other Than Applying Therapeutic Deep Heat

ILXClass II21 CFR 890.5290510(k) required15 decisions since 19891 recall

15 FDA decisions since 1989. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 216 days (half between 216 and 216). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K070541, 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, physical medicine panel

Twenty years of ILX 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 · ILX

1in 2024

2007: 12008: 12009: 22010: 12012: 12013: 22019: 12020: 12024: 1
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ILX

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

Recalls per year · ILX

1in 2008

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

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

Adverse event reports per year · ILX

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 12011: 12016: 12023: 12025: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ILX, 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—01
20081—12
20092—01
20101—00
20110—01
20121—00
20132—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—01
20170—00
20180—00
20191—00
20201—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—01
20241—00
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — ILX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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