# K962516: Tap Anti-Snoring Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 10, 1996 after 75 days
- Product code: LRK (Device, Anti-Snoring)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.5570
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K882303 (1989). 2 ancestors in all.
152 later devices descend from it; 13 cite it directly.
0 of 155 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K882303: H&M Anti-Snoring Device, Hays & Meade, Inc. (1989) Summary page 1.
- K926382: Therasnore, Dr. Thomas E. Meade (1993) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Dental Services group - PM and Adjustable PM Positioner: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K042161: Anti-Snoring/Sleep Apnea Device (2004), 109 descendants of its own
- K972061: TOA (1997), 95 descendants of its own
- K050592: Somnomed Mas Rxa (2005), 86 descendants of its own
- K022891: The Breathe EZ Anti-Snoring Device (2003), 75 descendants of its own
- K030440: Oasys-Oral Airway System (2003), 65 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The TAP is intended to reduce or alleviate night time snoring.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K962516
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology