Stimulator, Electrical, Transcutaneous, for Arthritis

What Is This Device?

Electrical stimulation unit with leads and cutaneous electrodes used to apply an electrical current through electrodes on patient’s skin to provide relief of pain associated with arthritis (including osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis).

How Is NYN Classified?

Stimulator, Electrical, Transcutaneous, For Arthritis is FDA product code NYN, Class 2, 21 CFR 882.5890.

What Does It Take to Sell It in the United States?

A 510(k) premarket notification is required before it is sold in the United States: the applicant shows the device is substantially equivalent to one already on the market. The review can be done by an FDA-accredited third party, which is usually faster. No clearance under this code names a Chinese applicant.

A registration is not a clearance: the plants above are set up to make it, and the 510(k) it is sold under is held by whoever files it, often the brand.