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Telex Select 2-40 with Adaptive Compression S2-40

K961143510(k) TraditionalCleared May 7, 199647-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

Telex Communications, Inc. · ESD Hearing Aid, Air-Conduction, Prescription

Cleared on May 7, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K913495 (Telex Communications, Inc., 1991) after a 47-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
May 7, 1996
Review
47 days
Class
Class I
Product code
ESD
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K913495 (1991). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 descendant clearedK913495 · Telex TDR-7AA Binaural Hear Aid/Wireless FM Rec · Telex Communications, Inc. · 19911990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K913495 · Telex TDR-7AA Binaural Hear Aid/Wireless FM Rec · Telex Communications, Inc. · 19910
  1. Root · 1 generation backK913495 Telex TDR-7AA Binaural Hear Aid/Wireless FM RecTelex Communications, Inc. · 1991
  2. This deviceK961143 Telex Select 2-40 with Adaptive Compression S2-40Telex Communications, Inc. · 1996
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK982683 Telex Select 1-40 with Adaptive CompressionTelex Communications, Inc. · 1998

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  • K982683Telex Select 1-40 with Adaptive CompressionTelex Communications, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K913495Telex TDR-7AA Binaural Hear Aid/Wireless FM RecTelex Communications, Inc.1991—
0 (this device)K961143Telex Select 2-40 with Adaptive Compression S2-40Telex Communications, Inc.1996—
+1K982683Telex Select 1-40 with Adaptive CompressionTelex Communications, Inc.1998—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K961143, 1991–1998Source: 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? (3)

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
*K913495Telex TDR-7AA Binaural Hear Aid/Wireless FM Rec
Summary page 1
…oup and Auditory Trainer, 77EPF Telephone B12-884-4051 Phonic Ear PE700 Free Ear Auditory Trainer, or Fox 612-884-0043 AVR/Sonovation Extend Ear, or Telex Model TDR-7AA K913495 Minneapalis, Minnesola 55420 USA to amplify and transmit sound to the ear. Adaptive Compression; True FM Override (patent pend…
Telex Communications, Inc.1991—
*—Phonic Ear PE700 Free Ear Auditory Trainer
Named without a submission number
—
*—Fox AVR/Sonovation Extend Ear
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K982683Telex Select 1-40 with Adaptive CompressionTelex Communications, Inc.19980

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.
  • Of its descendants, K982683 (Telex Communications, Inc., 1998) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

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?

to amplify and transmit sound to the ear.

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. “K961143: Telex Select 2-40 with Adaptive Compression S2-40.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961143

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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