Cleared Traditional

K030180 - CRESCENT TINNITUS RETAINING SOUND GENERATOR

K030180 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CRESCENT TINNITUS RETAINING SOUND GENERATOR, manufactured by Starkey Laboratories, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code KLW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 243-day FDA review.

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K030180 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CRESCENT TINNITUS RETAINING SOUND GENERATOR. Classified as Masker, Tinnitus (product code KLW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Starkey Laboratories, Inc. (Eden Prairie, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 17, 2003 after a review of 243 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 - K030180

510(k) Number K030180 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 17, 2003
Decision Date September 17, 2003
Days to Decision 243 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
153d slower than avg
Panel avg: 90d · This submission: 243d
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

All 34
Devices cleared under the same product code (KLW) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K030180.
IE-ZEN (IN CLEAR SERIES HEARING AID)
K110973 · Widex USA · May 2011
TINNITUS SOUND GENERATOR MODULE
K110932 · Gn Resound A/S · May 2011
ZEN PROGRAM (MIND 440 HEARING AID)
K080955 · Widex Hearing Aid Co., Inc. · Jun 2008
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