510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Hearing Aid, Air Conduction, Transcutaneous System

NIXClass II21 CFR 874.3950510(k) required2 decisions since 20020 recalls

2 FDA decisions since 2002. No recall names this code.

The transcutaneous air conduction hearing aid system is a wearable sound-amplifying device that is intended to compensate for impaired hearing. It consists of an air conduction hearing aid attached to a surgically fitted tube system. The tube creates an air channel through the soft tissue between outer ear canal and the post-auricular region of the pinna (ear). The air conduction hearing aid attaches to the…

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 NIX 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 · NIX

FDA has decided no NIX device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · NIX

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

Recalls per year · NIX

No recall names NIX since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NIX

No MAUDE report names NIX 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 — NIX by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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