510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Orthosis, Limb Brace

IQIClass I21 CFR 890.3475510(k) exempt52 decisions since 19767 recalls

FDA lists IQI 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. 52 FDA decisions since 1976. 7 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K821582, 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 IQI 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 · IQI

1in 2015

2015: 1
2007high 1 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IQI

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

Recalls per year · IQI

3in 2023

2016: 22018: 22023: 3
2007high 3 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IQI

8in 2025

2007: 52008: 122009: 332010: 122011: 162012: 312013: 362014: 392015: 202016: 142017: 932018: 192019: 192020: 112021: 92022: 112023: 32024: 22025: 8
2007high 93 (2017) · low 2 (2024)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IQI, 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—05
20080—012
20090—033
20100—012
20110—016
20120—031
20130—036
20140—039
20151—020
20160—214
20170—093
20180—219
20190—019
20200—011
20210—09
20220—011
20230—33
20240—02
20250—08
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IQI by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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