510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Orthosis, Lumbar

IQEClass I21 CFR 890.3490510(k) exempt4 decisions since 19810 recalls

FDA lists IQE 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 1981. 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 IQE 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 · IQE

FDA has decided no IQE device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IQE

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

Recalls per year · IQE

No recall names IQE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · IQE

2in 2018

2009: 12013: 12014: 12018: 2
2007high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IQE, 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—01
20140—01
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—02
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IQE 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 890.3490.