Cleared Traditional

K974219 - FACEPLATE ASSEMBLY

K974219 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for FACEPLATE ASSEMBLY, manufactured by Finetone Hearing Instruments. The device is a Class 1 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code LRB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 102-day FDA review.

K974219 · Finetone Hearing Instruments · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K974219 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FACEPLATE ASSEMBLY. Classified as Face Plate Hearing Aid (product code LRB), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Finetone Hearing Instruments (Scarborough, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 20, 1998 after a review of 102 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

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: 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 - K974219

510(k) Number K974219 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 10, 1997
Decision Date February 20, 1998
Days to Decision 102 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
13d slower than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 102d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LRB Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LRB Face Plate Hearing Aid
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.3300
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 - LRB Face Plate Hearing Aid

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