510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

External Upper Limb Tremor Stimulator

QBCClass II21 CFR 882.5897510(k) required9 decisions since 20180 recalls

9 FDA decisions since 2018. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 119 days (half between 114 and 168). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is DEN170028, named by 4 later devices.

An external upper limb tremor stimulator is a prescription device which is placed externally on the upper limb and designed to aid in tremor symptom relief of the upper limb.

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 QBC 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 · QBC

2in 2025

2018: 22021: 12022: 12024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QBC

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

Recalls per year · QBC

No recall names QBC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QBC

1in 2025

2021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QBC, 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
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20182—00
20190—00
20200—00
20211—01
20221—01
20230—01
20241—01
20252—01
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — QBC by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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