510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Wheelchair, Standup

IPLClass II21 CFR 890.3900510(k) required66 decisions since 19791 recall

66 FDA decisions since 1979. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 394 days (half between 244 and 452). 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K963817, 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 IPL 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 · IPL

1in 2025

2007: 32008: 12009: 12010: 22013: 12015: 12018: 22019: 32020: 22022: 22025: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IPL

105in 2019

2007: 63 days median2019: 105 days median
2007high 105 (2019) · low 63 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · IPL

No recall names IPL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · IPL

5in 2025

2008: 12010: 12013: 32014: 12015: 32018: 12019: 12021: 42022: 32023: 92024: 62025: 5
2007high 9 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IPL, 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
200736300
20081—01
20091—00
20102—01
20110—00
20120—00
20131—03
20140—01
20151—03
20160—00
20170—00
20182—01
2019310501
20202—00
20210—04
20222—03
20230—09
20240—06
20251—05
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IPL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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