Cleared Traditional

K142907 - Baha 5 Sound Processor

K142907 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for Baha 5 Sound Processor, manufactured by Cochlear Americas. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code LXB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 170-day FDA review.

K142907 · Cochlear Americas · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K142907 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Baha 5 Sound Processor. Classified as Hearing Aid, Bone Conduction (product code LXB), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Cochlear Americas (Centennial, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 25, 2015 after a review of 170 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.3302 - 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 - K142907

510(k) Number K142907 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 06, 2014
Decision Date March 25, 2015
Days to Decision 170 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
80d slower than avg
Panel avg: 90d · This submission: 170d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LXB Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LXB Hearing Aid, Bone Conduction
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.3302
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 - LXB Hearing Aid, Bone Conduction

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K131240 · Cochlear Americas · Nov 2013