510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Hearing Aid, Bone Conduction

LXBClass II21 CFR 874.3302510(k) required53 decisions since 19866 recalls

53 FDA decisions since 1986. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 104 days (half between 77 and 189). 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K090720, 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 LXB 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 · LXB

2in 2025

2008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 52012: 12013: 52015: 22016: 42017: 12018: 12019: 12021: 42025: 22026 (partial year): 4
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LXB

79in 2021

2011: 189 days median2013: 103 days median2016: 110 days median2021: 79 days median2026 (partial year): 164 days median
2007high 189 (2011) · low 79 (2021)2026

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

Recalls per year · LXB

1in 2018

2012: 52018: 1
2007high 5 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LXB

261in 2025

2007: 42008: 1102009: 762010: 912011: 1232012: 3462013: 6402014: 5452015: 8242016: 6922017: 3792018: 3362019: 4972020: 5472021: 4902022: 3872023: 3482024: 2322025: 261
2007high 824 (2015) · low 4 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LXB, 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—04
20082—0110
20092—076
20102—091
201151890123
20121—5346
201351030640
20140—0545
20152—0824
201641100692
20171—0379
20181—1336
20191—0497
20200—0547
20214790490
20220—0387
20230—0348
20240—0232
20252—0261
202641640—
FIG. 1 — LXB by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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