510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

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IPRClass I21 CFR 890.3150510(k) exempt4 decisions since 19775 recalls

FDA lists IPR 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. 4 FDA decisions since 1977. 5 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

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 IPR 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 · IPR

FDA has decided no IPR device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IPR

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

Recalls per year · IPR

No recall names IPR since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · IPR

6in 2025

2007: 62008: 62009: 122010: 132011: 152012: 342013: 642014: 532015: 122016: 92017: 42018: 42019: 42020: 52021: 32022: 42023: 72024: 32025: 6
2007high 64 (2013) · low 3 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IPR, 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—06
20080—06
20090—012
20100—013
20110—015
20120—034
20130—064
20140—053
20150—012
20160—09
20170—04
20180—04
20190—04
20200—05
20210—03
20220—04
20230—07
20240—03
20250—06
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IPR by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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