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Model WMR Bte Hearing Instrument (Model WMR)

K963745510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 26, 199670-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

Hearing Innovations, Inc. · ESD Hearing Aid, Air-Conduction, Prescription

Cleared on Nov 26, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K943788 (Resound Corp., 1994) and 3 other predicates after a 70-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1993.

Decided
Nov 26, 1996
Review
70 days
Class
Class I
Product code
ESD
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K935095 (1993). 4 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1995: 2 other ancestors1994: 1 other ancestorK935095 · 8260 Series 3M Programmable Hearing Instruments · 3M Company · 199319901992199419961998
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 3 other ancestors K935095 · 8260 Series 3M Programmable Hearing Instruments · 3M Company · 19930
  1. Root · 1 generation backK935095 8260 Series 3M Programmable Hearing Instruments3M Company · 1993
  2. This deviceK963745 Model WMR Bte Hearing Instrument (Model WMR)Hearing Innovations, Inc. · 1996
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K9350958260 Series 3M Programmable Hearing Instruments3M Company1993—
0 (this device)K963745Model WMR Bte Hearing Instrument (Model WMR)Hearing Innovations, Inc.1996—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
199520
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K963745, 1993–1996Source: 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? (4)

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
*K943788Resound Personal Hearing System
Summary page 2
…Predicate Devices The Model WMR BTE Hearing Instrument is substantially equivalent to the following successfully reviewed devices: ReSound Personal Hearing System-BT2 K943788 3M 8260 Programmable Instruments K935095 3M 8200 P Multipro BTE K953543 Siemens Full Dynamic Range Compression BTE K951828 === P…
Resound Corp.1994—
*K9350958260 Series 3M Programmable Hearing Instruments
Summary page 2
…ring Instrument is substantially equivalent to the following successfully reviewed devices: ReSound Personal Hearing System-BT2 K943788 3M 8260 Programmable Instruments K935095 3M 8200 P Multipro BTE K953543 Siemens Full Dynamic Range Compression BTE K951828 Technological Characteristics a…
3M Company1993—
*K9535433M Model 8200P Multipro Bte
Summary page 2
…y equivalent to the following successfully reviewed devices: ReSound Personal Hearing System-BT2 K943788 3M 8260 Programmable Instruments K935095 3M 8200 P Multipro BTE K953543 Siemens Full Dynamic Range Compression BTE K951828 Technological Characteristics and Substantial Equivalence Lik…
3M Company1995—
*K951828Full Dynamic Range Compression Behind the Ear Hearing Instrument
Summary page 2
…devices: ReSound Personal Hearing System-BT2 K943788 3M 8260 Programmable Instruments K935095 3M 8200 P Multipro BTE K953543 Siemens Full Dynamic Range Compression BTE K951828 Technological Characteristics and Substantial Equivalence Like its predicate devices, the Model WMR is a behind-…
Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc.1995—

Also cleared against K943788: 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?

  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K943788.

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?

Intended to be used as a wearable sound amplifying device to compensate for mild to severe hearing loss.

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. “K963745: Model WMR Bte Hearing Instrument (Model WMR).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K963745

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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