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Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing System

K123962510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 8, 2013103-day reviewClass II21 CFR 874.3302

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Sophono, Inc. · LXB Hearing Aid, Bone Conduction

Cleared on Apr 8, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K102199 (Sophono, Inc., 2011) after a 103-day review. Its family tree reaches back 8 generations to 1986.

Decided
Apr 8, 2013
Review
103 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LXB
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 8 generations to K861971 (1986). 22 ancestors in all, the oldest K855059 (1986). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 8 generations backK861971 Xomed Audiant Bone Conductor W/Improved AA CoilXomed, Inc. · 1986
  2. 7 generations backK955713 Nobelpharma Bone Anchored Hearing AidNobelpharma USA, Inc. · 1996
  3. 6 generations backK984162 Branemark Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (Baha) System for Pediatric UseNobelpharma USA, Inc. · 1999
  4. 5 generations backK992872 Branemark Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (Baha) Cordelle IIEntific Medical Systems, Inc. · 1999
  5. 4 generations backK080363 Baha Cordelle IICochlear Bone Anchored Systems AB · 2008
  6. 3 generations backK090720 Cochlear Baha BP100Cochlear Bone Anchored Systems AB · 2009
  7. 2 generations backK100193 Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing SystemSophono, Inc. · 2010
  8. 1 generation backK102199 Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing System Model Alpha 1 (S) and Alpha 1…Sophono, Inc. · 2011
  9. This deviceK123962 Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing SystemSophono, Inc. · 2013
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−8K861971Xomed Audiant Bone Conductor W/Improved AA CoilXomed, Inc.1986—
−7K955713Nobelpharma Bone Anchored Hearing AidNobelpharma USA, Inc.1996—
−6K984162Branemark Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (Baha) System for Pediatric UseNobelpharma USA, Inc.1999—
−5K992872Branemark Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid (Baha) Cordelle IIEntific Medical Systems, Inc.1999—
−4K080363Baha Cordelle IICochlear Bone Anchored Systems AB2008—
−3K090720Cochlear Baha BP100Cochlear Bone Anchored Systems AB2009—
−2K100193Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing SystemSophono, Inc.2010—
−1K102199Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing System Model Alpha 1 (S) and Alpha 1 (M)Sophono, Inc.2011—
0 (this device)K123962Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing SystemSophono, Inc.2013—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198610
198710
199110
199310
199410
199510
199810
199910
200110
200210
200410
200820
200910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K123962, 1986–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new LXB device

  1. #1 K254296 Ossiclear (Ossiclear System)score 14.7 · 11 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K102199Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing System Model Alpha 1 (S) and Alpha 1 (M)
Summary page 1
…id, Bone Conduction Regulatory Class: Class 11 Product Code: LXB Panel: Ear Nose and Throat Specialty Panel Predicate Device: Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing System - K1021 99 Device Description: The OtomagM Bone Conduction Hearing System is a family of sound processors and accessories that operate on t…
Sophono, Inc.2011—

Also cleared against K102199: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 27 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.9 years on median.
  • None of the 22 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K102199.

How does its category compare?

All LXB devices

LXB Hearing Aid, Bone Conduction: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LXB

2in 2025

2008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 52012: 12013: 52015: 22016: 42017: 12018: 12019: 12021: 42025: 22026 (partial year): 4
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LXB

79in 2021

2011: 189 days median2013: 103 days median2016: 110 days median2021: 79 days median2026 (partial year): 164 days median
2007high 189 (2011) · low 79 (2021)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · LXB

1in 2018

2012: 52018: 1
2007high 5 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LXB

261in 2025

2007: 42008: 1102009: 762010: 912011: 1232012: 3462013: 6402014: 5452015: 8242016: 6922017: 3792018: 3362019: 4972020: 5472021: 4902022: 3872023: 3482024: 2322025: 261
2007high 824 (2015) · low 4 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LXB, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—04
20082—0110
20092—076
20102—091
201151890123
20121—5346
201351030640
20140—0545
20152—0824
201641100692
20171—0379
20181—1336
20191—0497
20200—0547
20214790490
20220—0387
20230—0348
20240—0232
20252—0261
202641640—

What is it indicated for?

The Otomag Alpha Sound Processor is intended for use with the Otomag Headband or Otomag Softband (no age limitations), or with the Otomag Magnetic Implant (patients 5 years of age and up) for the following patients and indications: * Patients with conductive or mixed hearing losses, who can still benefit from amplification of sound. The pure tone average (PTA) bone conduction (BC) threshold for the indicated ear should be better than 45 dB3 I-HL…

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The Otomag Alpha Sound Processor is intended for use with the Otomag Headband or Otomag Softband (no age limitations), or with the Otomag Magnetic Implant (patients 5 years of age and up) for the following patients and indications:

* Patients with conductive or mixed hearing losses, who can still benefit from amplification of sound. The pure tone average (PTA) bone conduction (BC) threshold for the indicated ear should be better than 45 dB3 I-HL (measured at 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 k~z).

* Bilateral fitting is applicable for most patients having a symmetrically conductive or mixed hearing loss. The difference between the left and right sides' BC thresholds should be less than I10dB on average measured at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz, or less than 15 dB at individual frequencies.

* Patients who have a profound sensorineural hearing loss in one ear and normal hearing in the opposite ear, who for some reason will not or cannot use an AC CR05. The pure tone average (PTA) air conduction (AC) threshold of the hearing ear should be better than 20 dB3 HL (measured at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 kI-z).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K123962: Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K123962

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026