510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Masker, Tinnitus

KLWClass II21 CFR 874.3400510(k) required78 decisions since 19770 recalls

78 FDA decisions since 1977. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 232 days (half between 187 and 267). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K110932, named by 7 later devices.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, ear, nose and throat panel

Twenty years of KLW at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · KLW

1in 2024

2007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 12011: 42012: 12013: 42014: 42015: 42016: 32017: 22018: 22020: 22023: 32024: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2011) · low 0 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KLW

261in 2023

2011: 58 days median2013: 150 days median2014: 164 days median2015: 107 days median2016: 114 days median2023: 261 days median
2007high 261 (2023) · low 58 (2011)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KLW

No recall names KLW since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · KLW

4in 2015

2007: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12015: 4
2007high 4 (2015) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KLW, 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
20072—01
20082—00
20092—01
20101—01
201145801
20121—01
2013415000
2014416400
2015410704
2016311400
20172—00
20182—00
20190—00
20202—00
20210—00
20220—00
2023326100
20241—00
20250—00
20262—0—
FIG. 1 — KLW by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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