510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Joint, Hip, External Brace

ITSClass I21 CFR 890.3475510(k) exempt1 decision since 19780 recalls

FDA lists ITS 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 1978. No recall names this code.

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 ITS 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 · ITS

FDA has decided no ITS device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · ITS

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

Recalls per year · ITS

No recall names ITS since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · ITS

3in 2018

2018: 3
2007high 3 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ITS, 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—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—03
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — ITS 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.