510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Stimulator, Nerve, Electrical, Transcutaneous, For Migraine

PCCClass II21 CFR 882.5891510(k) required18 decisions since 20140 recalls

18 FDA decisions since 2014. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 162 days (half between 88 and 261). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K201895, named by 5 later devices.

Used to apply an electrical current to a patient's cranium through electrodes placed on the skin.

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, neurology panel

Twenty years of PCC 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 · PCC

5in 2024

2014: 12016: 12017: 22018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 42022: 12024: 52026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PCC

211in 2024

2021: 88 days median2024: 211 days median
2007high 211 (2024) · low 88 (2021)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · PCC

No recall names PCC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PCC

2in 2025

2014: 22016: 22017: 22019: 22020: 12021: 72023: 22024: 62025: 2
2007high 7 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PCC, 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
20141—02
20150—00
20161—02
20172—02
20181—00
20191—02
20201—01
202148807
20221—00
20230—02
2024521106
20250—02
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — PCC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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