510(k) · Cleared
ClearedActivent Antimicrobial Ventilation Tubes
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Xomed, Inc. · ETD Tube, Tympanostomy
Cleared on Jul 1, 1996 after a 47-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Jul 1, 1996
- Review
- 47 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- ETD
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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 ETD device
- #1 K252436 Tula Tympanostomy Tube Delivery Devicescore 12.7 · 6 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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Silicone ACTIVENT tubes Named without a submission number | |
| † | K941407 | Tympanostomy (Ventilation) Tube | 1995 |
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.
How does its category compare?
All ETD devicesETD Tube, Tympanostomy: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · ETD
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · ETD
92in 2015
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · ETD
9in 2024
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · ETD
1in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code ETD, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 92 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The intended use of the fluoroplastic antimicrobial vent tube is identical to the currently marketed silicone ACTIVENT tubes: for prescription use only, as a means of temporary communication of the outer and middle ear to provide ventilation or drainage of the middle ear when inserted through an incision in the tympanic membrane.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K961873 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K961873: Activent Antimicrobial Ventilation Tubes.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961873
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026