510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Unit, Heating, Powered

IRQClass I21 CFR 890.5950510(k) exempt7 decisions since 19801 recall

FDA lists IRQ 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. 7 FDA decisions since 1980. 1 recall names this code; it is not 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 IRQ 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 · IRQ

FDA has decided no IRQ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IRQ

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

Recalls per year · IRQ

1in 2011

2011: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IRQ

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 82009: 22015: 22016: 12018: 12019: 72020: 42021: 52022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 8 (2008) · low 0 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IRQ, 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—01
20080—08
20090—02
20100—00
20110—10
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—02
20160—01
20170—00
20180—01
20190—07
20200—04
20210—05
20220—01
20230—00
20240—01
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IRQ 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 890.5950.