Recognized standard

S3.25-2009 (Reaffirmed 2019)

FDA recognition 4-184 · ANSI · Dental/ENT

Key facts

Recognition number 4-184
Designation S3.25-2009 (Reaffirmed 2019)
Title American National Standard For an Occluded Ear Simulator
Standards developer American National Standards Institute
Specialty area Dental/ENT
Date of entry Aug 14, 2015
Device classes Class 1
Scope (excerpt) Ear simulators are intended for earphone response determination, measurement of hearing aid gain and performance, and measurements requiring simulation of the sound transmission characteristics of an external ear. Measurements performed with ear simulators are intended to provide data equivalent to…

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