510(k) K962170

SIEMENS VITA 160 SERIES POCKET HEARING INSTRUMENT: VITA 162E,166M,168PP by Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. — Product Code ESD

K962170 is an FDA 510(k) premarket notification submitted by Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. for the device "SIEMENS VITA 160 SERIES POCKET HEARING INSTRUMENT: VITA 162E,166M,168PP". The FDA issued a decision of Substantially Equivalent on July 25, 1996. The device falls under product code ESD (Hearing Aid, Air-Conduction, Prescription), a Class I device regulated under 21 CFR 874.3300. Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc. has at least 10 other 510(k) clearances on record.

Clearance Details

Decision
SESE (Substantially Equivalent)
Decision Date
July 25, 1996
Date Received
June 5, 1996
Clearance Type
Traditional
Expedited Review
No
Third Party Review
No

Device Classification

Device Name
Hearing Aid, Air-Conduction, Prescription
Device Class
Class I
Regulation Number
874.3300
Review Panel
EN
Submission Type

An air-conduction hearing aid is a wearable sound amplifying device intended to compensate for impaired hearing that conducts sound to the ear through the air. This is a prescription hearing aid.