510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Self-Fitting Air-Conduction Hearing Aid, Prescription

QDDClass II21 CFR 874.3325510(k) required7 decisions since 20180 recalls

7 FDA decisions since 2018. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 162 days (half between 103 and 183). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K211008, named by 6 later devices.

A self-fitting air-conduction hearing aid is a wearable sound amplifying device that is intended to compensate for impaired hearing and incorporates technology, including software, that allows users to program their hearing aids. This technology integrates user input with a self-fitting strategy and enables users to independently derive and customize their hearing aid fitting and settings. This is a prescription…

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 QDD 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 · QDD

1in 2023

2018: 12021: 12022: 42023: 1
2007high 4 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QDD

162in 2022

2022: 162 days median
2007high 162 (2022)2026

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

Recalls per year · QDD

No recall names QDD since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QDD

2in 2024

2022: 12024: 2
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QDD, 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
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20181—00
20190—00
20200—00
20211—00
2022416201
20231—00
20240—02
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — QDD by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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