510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Joint, Knee, External Brace

ITQClass I21 CFR 890.3475510(k) exempt15 decisions since 19779 recalls

FDA lists ITQ 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. 15 FDA decisions since 1977. 9 recalls name this code, 0 of them 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 ITQ 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 · ITQ

FDA has decided no ITQ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · ITQ

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

Recalls per year · ITQ

1in 2019

2015: 72019: 1
2007high 7 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ITQ

44in 2025

2007: 22008: 132009: 32010: 42011: 82012: 92013: 82014: 72015: 62016: 162017: 82018: 122019: 762020: 222021: 42022: 52023: 752024: 1102025: 44
2007high 110 (2024) · low 2 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ITQ, 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—013
20090—03
20100—04
20110—08
20120—09
20130—08
20140—07
20150—76
20160—016
20170—08
20180—012
20190—176
20200—022
20210—04
20220—05
20230—075
20240—0110
20250—044
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — ITQ 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 890.3475.