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Snorex

K971818510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 18, 1997216-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.5570

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

Snorex (Nz), Ltd. · LQZ Device, Jaw Repositioning

Cleared on Dec 18, 1997 after a 216-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

Decided
Dec 18, 1997
Review
216 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LQZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K971818Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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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
*—The Silencer Appliance
Named without a submission number
—

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 LQZ devices

LQZ Device, Jaw Repositioning: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LQZ

1in 2024

2009: 22011: 12012: 22013: 12017: 12020: 22021: 12023: 12024: 1
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LQZ

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

Recalls per year · LQZ

No recall names LQZ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · LQZ

2in 2021

2009: 12010: 12012: 22014: 22016: 42017: 12021: 2
2007high 4 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LQZ, 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—00
20080—00
20092—01
20100—01
20111—00
20122—02
20131—00
20140—02
20150—00
20160—04
20171—01
20180—00
20190—00
20202—00
20211—02
20220—00
20231—00
20241—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The use of the SNOREX device is indicated for anyone who snores, has a desire to alleviate

or eliminate snoring, and has sufficient natural upper and lower teeth to hold the appliance

in place while sleeping.

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. “K971818: Snorex.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971818

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026