510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Stimulator, Ultrasound And Muscle, For Use In Applying Therapeutic Deep Heat

IMGClass II21 CFR 890.5860510(k) required55 decisions since 19772 recalls

55 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 281 days (half between 281 and 281). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K031077, named by 9 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 IMG 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 · IMG

1in 2025

2007: 32010: 12011: 32012: 22015: 22016: 12025: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IMG

226in 2011

2007: 110 days median2011: 226 days median
2007high 226 (2011) · low 110 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · IMG

2in 2008

2008: 2
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IMG

9in 2025

2008: 372009: 262010: 62011: 212012: 62013: 42014: 32015: 42016: 72017: 32019: 142020: 102021: 132022: 142023: 72024: 52025: 9
2007high 37 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IMG, 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
2007311000
20080—237
20090—026
20101—06
20113226021
20122—06
20130—04
20140—03
20152—04
20161—07
20170—03
20180—00
20190—014
20200—010
20210—013
20220—014
20230—07
20240—05
20251—09
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IMG by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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