510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Pack, Hot Or Cold, Disposable

IMDClass I21 CFR 890.5710510(k) exempt82 decisions since 197613 recalls

FDA lists IMD 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. 82 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 121 days (half between 121 and 121). 13 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K951033, 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 IMD 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 · IMD

1in 2022

2007: 12008: 12012: 12017: 12022: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IMD

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

Recalls per year · IMD

4in 2021

2008: 42010: 12015: 12018: 32021: 4
2007high 4 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IMD

66in 2025

2007: 2112008: 8042009: 2102010: 582011: 702012: 532013: 402014: 332015: 1932016: 2132017: 2342018: 2622019: 6322020: 2482021: 1422022: 2022023: 1842024: 1122025: 66
2007high 804 (2008) · low 33 (2014)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IMD, 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—0211
20081—4804
20090—0210
20100—158
20110—070
20121—053
20130—040
20140—033
20150—1193
20160—0213
20171—0234
20180—3262
20190—0632
20200—0248
20210—4142
20221—0202
20230—0184
20240—0112
20250—066
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IMD by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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