FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat
Hearing Aid, Air-Conduction With Wireless Technology, Over The Counter
FDA lists QUG 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. 0 FDA decisions. No recall names this code.
A wireless air-conduction hearing aid is a wearable sound-amplifying device, intended to compensate for impaired hearing that incorporates wireless technology in its programming or use. This is an over the counter hearing aid. For information on the final rule “Establishing Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids,” please see 87 FR 50698, available at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-08-17/pdf/2022-17230.pdf.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of QUG 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 · QUG
FDA has decided no QUG device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · QUG
Too few QUG 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · QUG
No recall names QUG since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · QUG
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MAUDE reports naming product code QUG, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
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| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
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