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Cleared

Resound Personal Hearing Systems Edr Encore Series Models Edr-E, Edr-ES, Edr-EV, & Edr-P1

K960680510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 10, 199650-day reviewClass I21 CFR 874.3300

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

Resound Corp. · ESD Hearing Aid, Air-Conduction, Prescription

Cleared on Apr 10, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K950319 (Resound Corp., 1995) after a 50-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995.

Decided
Apr 10, 1996
Review
50 days
Class
Class I
Product code
ESD
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K950319 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K950319 · Resound (R) Personal Hearing System ED-3 Encore · Resound Corp. · 199519961998
  1. Root · 1 generation backK950319 Resound (R) Personal Hearing System ED-3 EncoreResound Corp. · 1995
  2. This deviceK960680 Resound Personal Hearing Systems Edr Encore Series Models Edr-E…Resound Corp. · 1996
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K950319Resound (R) Personal Hearing System ED-3 EncoreResound Corp.1995—
0 (this device)K960680Resound Personal Hearing Systems Edr Encore Series Models Edr-E, Edr-ES…Resound Corp.1996—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K960680, 1995–1996Source: 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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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
*K950319Resound (R) Personal Hearing System ED-3 Encore
Summary page 1
…und® Personal Hearing Systems EDR Encore Series: Models EDR-E, EDR-ES, EDR-EV, and EDR-P1 to the predicate device, the ReSound® Personal Hearing System ED3-E, 510(k) No. K950319, February 8, 1995, is based on the following: e These air-conduction hearing instruments are intended to amplify sound pressure…
Resound Corp.1995—

Also cleared against K950319: 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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K950319.

How does its category compare?

All ESD devices

ESD Hearing Aid, Air-Conduction, Prescription: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · ESD

1in 2024

2008: 12013: 12024: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ESD

Too few ESD 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · ESD

2in 2019

2010: 12018: 12019: 2
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ESD

53in 2025

2007: 132008: 132009: 32010: 12011: 32012: 62013: 372014: 42015: 62016: 72017: 42018: 122019: 92020: 52021: 42022: 42023: 82024: 162025: 53
2007high 53 (2025) · low 1 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ESD, 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—013
20081—013
20090—03
20100—11
20110—03
20120—06
20131—037
20140—04
20150—06
20160—07
20170—04
20180—112
20190—29
20200—05
20210—04
20220—04
20230—08
20241—016
20250—053
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

These air-conduction hearing instruments are intended to amplify sound pressure waves and transmit the signal to the external ear through the medium of air to compensate for hearing losses from mild to moderately-severe.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K960680: Resound Personal Hearing Systems Edr Encore Series Models Edr-E, Edr-ES, Edr-EV, & Edr-P1.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K960680

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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