Product code

NIX: Hearing aid, air conduction, transcutaneous system

FDA product code · Class II · Ear Nose & Throat

Key facts

Product code NIX
Device Hearing aid, air conduction, transcutaneous system
Device class Class II
Regulation number 874.3950
Review panel Ear Nose & Throat
Medical specialty Ear Nose & Throat
Submission type 510(k)
GMP exempt No
Implanted device Yes
Life-sustaining or life-supporting No
Definition 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…

At a glance

  • 1–9 510(k) clearances
  • 1–9 De Novo grants
  • None PMA approvals
  • None HDE approvals
  • None UDI devices (GUDID)
  • None MAUDE adverse event reports
  • None Recalled products (Z-numbers)

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