510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Armrest, Wheelchair

IMLClass I21 CFR 890.3920510(k) exempt0 decisions0 recalls

FDA lists IML 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. 0 FDA decisions. No recall names this code.

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 IML 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 · IML

FDA has decided no IML device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IML

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

Recalls per year · IML

No recall names IML since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · IML

1in 2023

2009: 12014: 122015: 42018: 22023: 1
2007high 12 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IML, 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—00
20080—00
20090—01
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—012
20150—04
20160—00
20170—00
20180—02
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—01
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IML by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 890.3920.