Cleared Traditional

K911174 - NHS 2009SP HEARING AID

K911174 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for NHS 2009SP HEARING AID, manufactured by Magnatone Hearing Aid Corp.. The device is a Class 1 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code ESD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 52-day FDA review.

K911174 · Magnatone Hearing Aid Corp. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K911174 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NHS 2009SP HEARING AID. Classified as Hearing Aid, Air-conduction, Prescription (product code ESD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Magnatone Hearing Aid Corp. (Casselberry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 9, 1991 after a review of 52 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.3300 - 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K911174

510(k) Number K911174 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 18, 1991
Decision Date May 09, 1991
Days to Decision 52 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
37d faster than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 52d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

ESD Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code ESD Hearing Aid, Air-conduction, Prescription
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.3300
Definition An Air-conduction Hearing Aid Is A Wearable Sound Amplifying Device Intended To Compensate For Impaired Hearing That Conducts Sound To The Ear Through The Air. This Is A Prescription Hearing Aid.
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.

Regulatory Peers - ESD Hearing Aid, Air-conduction, Prescription

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Devices cleared under the same product code (ESD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K911174.
REGAL, BEHIND-THE-EAR HEARING AID
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K911708 · Electone, Inc. · May 1991
STOCK CANAL, IN-THE-EAR HEARING AID
K911709 · Electone, Inc. · May 1991
STARKEY TRILOGY PROGRAM HEAR AID CC/CE MODELS
K911579 · Starkey Laboratories, Inc. · May 1991
CUSTOM PERSONAL EAR - CPE
K911497 · Qualitone · Apr 1991
ADJUSTRETTE - DAO, MODIFICATION
K911498 · Qualitone · Apr 1991