510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Cushion, Flotation

KICClass I21 CFR 890.3175510(k) exempt29 decisions since 19760 recalls

FDA lists KIC 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. 29 FDA decisions since 1976. 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 KIC 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 · KIC

FDA has decided no KIC device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KIC

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

Recalls per year · KIC

No recall names KIC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · KIC

8in 2025

2008: 12009: 12010: 22011: 102012: 182013: 72014: 132015: 312016: 22017: 52018: 72019: 82020: 42021: 122022: 62023: 122024: 142025: 8
2007high 31 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KIC, 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—01
20090—01
20100—02
20110—010
20120—018
20130—07
20140—013
20150—031
20160—02
20170—05
20180—07
20190—08
20200—04
20210—012
20220—06
20230—012
20240—014
20250—08
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — KIC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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