510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

System, Environmental Control, Powered

IQAClass II21 CFR 890.3725510(k) exempt24 decisions since 197710 recalls

FDA lists IQA 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. 24 FDA decisions since 1977. 10 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 IQA 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 · IQA

FDA has decided no IQA device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IQA

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

Recalls per year · IQA

2in 2025

2011: 22018: 12021: 12023: 32024: 12025: 2
2007high 3 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IQA

2in 2025

2008: 12010: 32014: 32015: 22016: 12017: 12018: 12020: 12022: 22023: 182024: 22025: 2
2007high 18 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IQA, 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—01
20090—00
20100—03
20110—20
20120—00
20130—00
20140—03
20150—02
20160—01
20170—01
20180—11
20190—00
20200—01
20210—10
20220—02
20230—318
20240—12
20250—22
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IQA by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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