Cleared Traditional

K013827 - TST - SUPPRESSOR MODEL #1000

K013827 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for TST - SUPPRESSOR MODEL #1000, manufactured by Neurosim Limited. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code KLW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 183-day FDA review.

K013827 · Neurosim Limited · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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Class 2
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K013827 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the TST - SUPPRESSOR MODEL #1000. Classified as Masker, Tinnitus (product code KLW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Neurosim Limited (Victoria, AU). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 21, 2002 after a review of 183 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.3400 - the FDA ear, nose and throat device framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Ear, Nose, Throat review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K013827

510(k) Number K013827 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 19, 2001
Decision Date May 21, 2002
Days to Decision 183 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
94d slower than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 183d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

KLW Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code KLW Masker, Tinnitus
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.3400
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Ear, Nose, Throat devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - KLW Masker, Tinnitus

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Tinnitus Sound Generator Module
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K080955 · Widex Hearing Aid Co., Inc. · Jun 2008
CRESCENT TINNITUS RETAINING SOUND GENERATOR
K030180 · Starkey Laboratories, Inc. · Sep 2003
CUSTOM TCI (TINNITUS CONTROL INSTRUMENT)
K011364 · Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. · Jun 2001
CUSTOM TCI-COMBI (TINNITUS CONTROL INSTRUMENT COMBINATION)
K011366 · Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. · Jun 2001
TCI (TINNITUS CONTROL INSTRUMENT)
K003559 · Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. · Apr 2001