510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Face Plate Hearing Aid

LRBClass I21 CFR 874.3300510(k) exempt24 decisions since 19840 recalls

FDA lists LRB as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 874.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 24 FDA decisions since 1984. No recall names this code.

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 LRB 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 · LRB

FDA has decided no LRB device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · LRB

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

Recalls per year · LRB

No recall names LRB since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · LRB

No MAUDE report names LRB since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — LRB by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 874.3300.