510(k) Report

FDA product code · Physical medicine

Orthosis, Truncal/Orthosis, Limb

MRIClass I21 CFR 890.3490510(k) exempt2 decisions since 19960 recalls

FDA lists MRI 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. 2 FDA decisions since 1996. No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K973031, 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 MRI 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 · MRI

FDA has decided no MRI device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · MRI

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

Recalls per year · MRI

No recall names MRI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MRI

1in 2025

2007: 32011: 12014: 12019: 12022: 12025: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MRI, 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—03
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—01
20120—00
20130—00
20140—01
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—01
20200—00
20210—00
20220—01
20230—00
20240—00
20250—01
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — MRI 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 890.3490.