510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Exerciser, Non-Measuring

IONClass I21 CFR 890.5370510(k) exempt43 decisions since 19761 recall

FDA lists ION 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. 43 FDA decisions since 1976. 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K885343, 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 ION 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 · ION

1in 2012

2012: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ION

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

Recalls per year · ION

1in 2011

2011: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ION

2in 2025

2007: 32008: 12009: 32010: 32011: 72012: 42013: 92014: 52015: 32016: 62017: 32018: 52019: 92020: 62021: 72022: 52023: 22024: 12025: 2
2007high 9 (2013) · low 1 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ION, 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—03
20080—01
20090—03
20100—03
20110—17
20121—04
20130—09
20140—05
20150—03
20160—06
20170—03
20180—05
20190—09
20200—06
20210—07
20220—05
20230—02
20240—01
20250—02
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — ION 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 890.5370.