FDA product code · Physical medicine
Powered Light Based Laser Non-Thermal Instrument With Non-Heating Effect For Adjunctive Use In Pain Therapy
54 FDA decisions since 2002. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 185 days (half between 88 and 416). 2 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K010175, named by 11 later devices.
A LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) based device having coherence, collimated and typically monochromatic radiation. This device emits energy in the infrared or other wavelengths, provides non-heating and non-thermal effect, and is indicated for adjunctive use in pain therapy or related indication. It does not provide therapeutic topical heating. The classification regulation for…
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of NHN 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 · NHN
2in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · NHN
416in 2022
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · NHN
2in 2019
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · NHN
1in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code NHN, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 260 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 154 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 117 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 416 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
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