# K062951: Tap Iii Anti-Snoring Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Airway Management, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 12, 2006 after 74 days
- Product code: LRK (Device, Anti-Snoring)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.5570
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K882303 (1989). 10 ancestors in all.
15 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 26 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K962516: Tap Anti-Snoring Device, Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.
- K972061: TOA, W. Keith Thornton, D.D.S. (1997) Summary page 1.
- K060388: Tap II Anti-Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Oral Appliance with Attachment, Airway Management, Inc. (2006) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K160234: OVENT (2016), 8 descendants of its own
- K161832: O2VENT T (2016), 7 descendants of its own
- K171316: O2Vent W (2017), 6 descendants of its own
- K190236: O2Vent Optima (2019), 5 descendants of its own
- K203606: Serena Sleep Block Mandibular Advancement (BMA), Serena Sleep Elastic Mandibular Advancement (EMA) (2021), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
To reduce or alleviate night time snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K062951
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology