510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Massager, Therapeutic, Electric

ISAClass I21 CFR 890.5660510(k) exempt100 decisions since 19778 recalls

FDA lists ISA 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. 100 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 136 days (half between 103 and 336). 8 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K990445, named by 7 later devices.

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 ISA 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 · ISA

1in 2025

2018: 22021: 12022: 22023: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ISA

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

Recalls per year · ISA

2in 2025

2008: 12011: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ISA

16in 2025

2007: 22008: 102009: 32010: 12011: 32012: 22013: 52014: 62015: 62016: 122017: 62018: 22019: 62020: 62021: 32022: 82023: 142024: 132025: 16
2007high 16 (2025) · low 1 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ISA, 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—02
20080—110
20090—03
20100—01
20110—13
20120—02
20130—05
20140—06
20150—06
20160—012
20170—06
20182—02
20190—06
20200—06
20211—03
20222—08
20232—014
20241—013
20251—216
20260—1—
FIG. 1 — ISA 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 890.5660.