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The Silencer

K954530510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 30, 199531-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.5570

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

Silent Knights Ventures, Inc. · LRK Device, Anti-Snoring

Cleared on Oct 30, 1995 after a 31-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 55 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 30, 1995
Review
31 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LRK
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

55 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 2 descendants cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2012: 7 descendants cleared2014: 3 descendants cleared2016: 5 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2018: 4 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2026: 6 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2025: 7 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2021: 4 descendants cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK954530 The SilencerSilent Knights Ventures, Inc. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 35 of its ownK033822 Respironics Custom I Oral ApplianceRespironics, Inc. · 2004
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 26 of its ownK112205 Snorerx 9.0Consumer Health Products, Inc. · 2011
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 23 of its ownK033823 Respironics Custom II Oral ApplianceRespironics, Inc. · 2004
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 22 of its ownK153200 SnoreRxApnea Sciences Corporation · 2016
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 22 of its ownK061688 Anti-Snoring / Sleep Apnea DeviceTomed Dr. Toussaint GmbH · 2006

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Descendants cleared per year

2004: 22006: 32009: 12010: 12011: 22012: 72013: 12014: 32016: 52017: 12018: 42019: 22020: 22021: 42023: 22024: 22025: 72026: 6
2004high 7 (2012) · low 0 (2005)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K033822Respironics Custom I Oral ApplianceRespironics, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly35descendants
  • K112205Snorerx 9.0Consumer Health Products, Inc. · 2011 · cites it directly26descendants
  • K033823Respironics Custom II Oral ApplianceRespironics, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly23descendants
  • K153200SnoreRxApnea Sciences Corporation · 2016 · 2 generations on22descendants
  • K061688Anti-Snoring / Sleep Apnea DeviceTomed Dr. Toussaint GmbH · 2006 · cites it directly22descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K954530The SilencerSilent Knights Ventures, Inc.1995—
+1K033822Respironics Custom I Oral ApplianceRespironics, Inc.2004—
+1K112205Snorerx 9.0Consumer Health Products, Inc.2011—
+1K033823Respironics Custom II Oral ApplianceRespironics, Inc.2004—
+2K153200SnoreRxApnea Sciences Corporation2016—
+1K061688Anti-Snoring / Sleep Apnea DeviceTomed Dr. Toussaint GmbH2006—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200420
200630
200910
201010
201120
201270
201310
201430
201650
201710
201840
201920
202020
202140
202320
202420
202570
202660
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K954530, 1995–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (55)

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5 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K033822Respironics Custom I Oral ApplianceRespironics, Inc.200435
K112205Snorerx 9.0Consumer Health Products, Inc.201126
K033823Respironics Custom II Oral ApplianceRespironics, Inc.200423
K061688Anti-Snoring / Sleep Apnea DeviceTomed Dr. Toussaint GmbH200622
K060122Sleep SplintNakagawa Dental Clinic20060

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?

  • Of its descendants, K033822 (Respironics, Inc., 2004) has gone furthest, with 35 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LRK devices

LRK Device, Anti-Snoring: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LRK

14in 2025

2007: 12008: 32009: 32010: 82011: 102012: 102013: 92014: 112015: 62016: 102017: 72018: 102019: 132020: 52021: 102022: 112023: 52024: 62025: 142026 (partial year): 10
2007high 14 (2025) · low 1 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LRK

107in 2025

2008: 109 days median2009: 88 days median2010: 195 days median2011: 134 days median2012: 142 days median2013: 233 days median2014: 219 days median2015: 117 days median2016: 157 days median2017: 170 days median2018: 200 days median2019: 150 days median2020: 80 days median2021: 126 days median2022: 154 days median2023: 156 days median2024: 254 days median2025: 107 days median2026 (partial year): 63 days median
2007high 254 (2024) · low 80 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · LRK

1in 2025

2009: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LRK

653in 2025

2008: 12009: 112010: 72011: 692012: 4452013: 722014: 492015: 282016: 182017: 322018: 612019: 562020: 242021: 492022: 402023: 502024: 1852025: 653
2007high 653 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LRK, 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
20071—00
2008310901
2009388211
2010819507
201110134069
2012101420445
20139233072
201411219049
20156117028
201610157018
20177170032
201810200061
201913150056
2020580024
202110126049
202211154040
20235156050
202462540185
2025141071653
202610631—
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510(k) Report. “K954530: The Silencer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K954530

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026