About Device Watch

• Mission Statement
• About Dr. Barrett

Federal Regulation

• Overview of FDA’s Device Regulations
• What are 510(k) Clearance and Premarket Approval? (updated 12/26/08)
• Check the 510(k) Database
• Search the Premarket Approval (PMA) Database
• FDA Guidance Document for Galvanic Skin Response Measurement Devices
• FDA Policy on Ozone Devices
• FDA Import Alert List (devices with an import ban)

Device Quackery

• Signs of A Quack Device
• Mechanical Nostrums and Quackery of the Drugless Type (AMA booklet, 1923)
• Quackery in the Medical Device Field (1963) (posted 4/21/06)
• Big Quack Attack: Medical Devices (FDA, 1980) (posted 12/10/12)

Questionable Devices and Claims

• Ab Force
• Activator Adjusting Instrument
• AcuGraph
• Aculife Magnetic Wave Therapist
• Aladdin H TR-1000 and TR-2000
• Alex Chiu’s Immortality Device
• Amalgameter
• Aqua Detox / Ionic Cleansing
• Atlas orthogonal percussion instrument
• BAX 3000
• Bio-Acoustical Utilization Device (BAUD)
  Bio-Electric Field Enhancement (BEFE)
• BioEnergy Light Therapy System
• Bio-Ionic System (Evans Rapsomanikis)
• Bio-Lyfe Immune Booster
• BioPhotonic Scanner
• BioPhotrex
• Bioray Light and Sound Generator
• Biotape
• BioTracker
• Body Vibes
• Brain Wave Synchronizers
• BTA S-2000
• Cancer Detector LEC-03
• CardioVision (posted 3/21/10)
• Cavitat ultrasonograph (link to another site)
• Chi Machine
• Copper bracelets for arthritis (posted 9/21/13)
• CTD-Mark I for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• CRT 2000 (link to FDA warning letter)
• Crystal Clear Electron Water/Air Machine (John Ellis)
• Dental Metal Activity Meter (DMA-Meter)
• Detox Foot Pads (updated 11/12/10)
• Diapulse (posted 5/1/19)
• Dynatron (link to another site)
• E-Meter: [description] [federal regulatory action]
• E-Z Detox
• Ear Candles
• EAV Devices: Accupath 1000, AcuGraph, Asyra, Avatar, BICOM, BioScan SRT, Bio-Tron, Biomeridian, Computron, CSA 2001,Dermatron, Diacom, DiagnoMètre, Eclosion, e-Lybra 8, ELAST, Interro, Interactive Query System (IQS), I-Tronic, Kindling, LISTEN System, MORA, Matrix Physique System, Meridian Energy Analysis Device (MEAD, MSAS, Oberon, Omega Acubase, Omega Vision, Orion System, Phazx, Prognos, Prophyle, Punctos III, Qest4, Sensitiv Imago, SpectraVision, Syncrometer, Vantage, Vegatest, Victor-Vitalpunkt Diagnose, Vistron, Vitel 618, and ZYTO.
• EB-305 Energy Balancer
• Electro Interstitial Scanning (EIS System)
• Electromagnetic Field Detectors
• Electronic Muscle Stimulators (some uses) (link to FDA consumer information)
• Electro-Magnetic Induction Treatment System (EMIT System) (posted 2/5/19)
• Elekiban (a/k/a ACU-DOT, Mag-U-Dot) (posted 3/6/20)
• Ellis Micro-Dynameter
• Endocardiograph (link to another site)
• Energetix Magnetic Jewelry
• F-Scan
• Geoclense Home Harmonizer (link to another site)
• GyroStim (link to another site)
• High-frequency pulsed stimulation devices (link to another site)
• Home Water Treatment Units
• Hothouse FIR Health Builder
• Human Computer Network Interface (HCNI)
• Infratonic 4.3
• InnerQuest Brain Wave Synchronizer
• Interactive Query System (IQS)
• Introspect
• Ionic Breeze
• iTeracare THZ Blower
• iTIOVi Nutrition Tracker
• Kirlian Photography
• Laser Facelifts
• Low Level Laser Therapy (LLT) Devices (posted 6/17/09)
• Low-Power Lasers for Smoking Cessation
• Life Force Energy Discs
• Light Beam Generator (LBG)
• Magnagraph Data Collection System
• Magnetic Bracelet
• Magnetic wrist straps for arthritis (posted 9/21/13)
• Magnetic Mug
• Metatron
• Migun Thermal Massage Bed
• Millennium Water Cooler
• Molecular Magnetic Energizer
• Multiple Analytical Resonance System (MARS III)
• Negative Ion Generators (link to another site)
• Neuroinfiniti
• NeuView glasses
• NutriPax
• Oberon (link to another site)
• OligoScan (posted 11/17/13)
• OncoDiagnosticator
• ONDAMED Therapy System
• Orgone accumulators
• Orion Bioscan
• Ozone generators (air cleaners)
• Pap Ion Magnetic Inductor (PAP-IMI)
• Performance Mouthguards (Under Armour, Makkar Pure Power)
• Phiten neckware (link to another site)
• Photon Genie/Photon Genius a/k/a Super Sauna
• Physiospect
• Power Balance Products
• ProAdjuster
• Pyro Energen
• Q-Ray bracelets
• Q2 Energy System
• Qe3Quantum Energy Oscillator
• Quantron Resonance System (QRS)
• Quantec
• Quantum Xrroid (QXCI / SCIO / EPFX)
• QuantumPulse, formerly called Vibrational Integration Bio-photonic Energizer (V.I.B.E.)
• ReBuilder™ (link to FDA warning letter)
• Reflexology Steering Wheel Cover
• Relax-A-Cizor
• Rife Frequency Generator
• Rita Meter
• ROM Quick-Gym (4-minute exercise machine) (link to another site)
• Sapsheet
• SeaBands acupressure wrist bands (link to another site)
• Scenar 97.4
• Sculptone Vacuum Therapy Machine
• Slim Slippers
• Smarty Whole Body Hyperthermia System
• Sound Amplifiers Are Not Hearing Aids
• Spectro-Chrome
• Spooky2 Rife devices
• Spinal Analysis Machine
• Spinal heat-detecting devices (handheld): Analagraph, Neurocalometer, Nervo-Scope, Nervoscope, Temp-o-Scope
• Stimplus Pro
• Stimulation VII (breast developer)
• The Stimulator
• Syncrometer
• Teslar watches
• Theratec
• Thermography for Breast Screening
• Thyroflex
• Toftness Radiation Detector
• Transfer Enhancement Amplifier
• Vegatest
• V.I.B.E. (Vibrational Integration Bio-photonic Energizer)
• Vision Dieter glasses
• Vita-Lite (FDA talk paper, 1986)
• VoiceBio
• Water Testing Scams
• Z-Strong Blood Pressure Depressor
• Zapper
• Zoetron
• ZYTO Balance, ZYTO Elite, ZYTO LSA Pro, ZYTO Compass, ZYTO EVOX

Legitimate Devices

• FTC Advice on Hearing Aids (posted 10/20/10)
• Home Healthcare: Medical Devices Checklist (posted 5/16/11)
• Make Sure Devices You Choose Are Designed for You (posted 5/16/11)

Links

• Aquascams (Water-related scams and quackery)
• Bakken Library and Museum: Quack devices
• Misleading Advertisements for Home-Use Devices
• Museum of Questionable Medical Devices
• Dr. Bob’s Home Page for Medical Quackery
• Quack Medicine: Imagination Goes Wild
• Quackatorium
• Questionable Devices for Cancer
• Radioactive Quack Cures
• Turn of the Century Electrotherapy Museum