510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Assembly, Knee/Shank/Ankle/Foot, External

ISWClass II21 CFR 890.3500510(k) exempt1 decision since 19992 recalls

FDA lists ISW 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. 1 FDA decision since 1999. 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K991590, 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 ISW 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 · ISW

FDA has decided no ISW device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · ISW

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

Recalls per year · ISW

1in 2023

2012: 12023: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ISW

3in 2024

2008: 22009: 32010: 12011: 32012: 92013: 102014: 132015: 92016: 102017: 42018: 32019: 62021: 22022: 22023: 12024: 3
2007high 13 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ISW, 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—02
20090—03
20100—01
20110—03
20120—19
20130—010
20140—013
20150—09
20160—010
20170—04
20180—03
20190—06
20200—00
20210—02
20220—02
20230—11
20240—03
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — ISW 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 890.3500.