510(k) Report

FDA product code · Radiology

System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Manual

IWJClass I21 CFR 892.5650510(k) exempt36 decisions since 198010 recalls

FDA lists IWJ as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 892.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 36 FDA decisions since 1980. 10 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K890341, named by 4 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, radiology panel

Twenty years of IWJ 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 · IWJ

FDA has decided no IWJ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IWJ

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

Recalls per year · IWJ

1in 2019

2007: 52009: 12011: 12018: 22019: 1
2007high 5 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IWJ

40in 2025

2008: 32009: 32010: 12013: 72014: 42015: 22016: 22017: 72018: 32019: 52020: 52021: 152022: 32023: 12024: 22025: 40
2007high 40 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IWJ, 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—50
20080—03
20090—13
20100—01
20110—10
20120—00
20130—07
20140—04
20150—02
20160—02
20170—07
20180—23
20190—15
20200—05
20210—015
20220—03
20230—01
20240—02
20250—040
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — IWJ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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