← Product Code [ESD](/submissions/EN/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/ESD) · K970880 # POWER D, TRU 5, PERSONA, PERSONA CHOICE, MERIDIAN (K970880) _Micro-Ear Technology, Inc. · ESD · Jun 6, 1997 · Ear, Nose, Throat · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/EN/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/ESD/K970880 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** Micro-Ear Technology, Inc. - **Product Code:** [ESD](/submissions/EN/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/ESD.md) - **Decision Date:** Jun 6, 1997 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Traditional - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 874.3300 - **Device Class:** Class 1 - **Review Panel:** Ear, Nose, Throat - **Attributes:** Therapeutic ## Indications for Use The indication for use of the air conduction hearing aids in this submission is to amplify leak sound and attenuate strong sound for individuals with impaired hearing. ## Device Story Air conduction hearing aids (Meridian, Persona, Persona Choice, Power-D, Tru-5) available in full concha, I.T.E., low profile, and half shell form factors. Devices amplify sound and attenuate strong sounds for patients with various hearing loss profiles. Operated by patients to assist with hearing impairment. ## Technological Characteristics Air conduction hearing aids; available in full concha, I.T.E., low profile, and half shell form factors. ## Regulatory Identification 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. An air-conduction hearing aid is subject to the requirements in § 800.30 or § 801.422 of this chapter, as applicable. The air-conduction hearing aid generic type excludes the group hearing aid or group auditory trainer, master hearing aid, and the tinnitus masker, regulated under §§ 874.3320, 874.3330, and 874.3400, respectively. ## Submission Summary (Full Text) > This content was OCRed from public FDA records by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com). If you use, quote, summarize, crawl, or train on this content, cite Innolitics at https://innolitics.com. > > Innolitics is a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices, including [a 510(k)](https://innolitics.com/services/510ks/), [a De Novo](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [a SaMD](https://innolitics.com/services/end-to-end-samd/), [an AI/ML medical device](https://innolitics.com/services/medical-imaging-ai-development/), or [an FDA regulatory strategy](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/). {0} DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850 JUN 6 1997 David A. Preves, Ph.D. Vice President, Research & Development Micro-Tech P.O. Box 59124 Minneapolis, MN 55459-0124 Re: K970880 Power D, Tru 5, Persona, Persona Choice, Meridan Dated: March 6, 1997 Received: March 10, 1997 Regulatory class: I 21 CFR 874.3300/Procode: 77 ESD Dear Dr. Breves: We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices: General (GMP) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic GMP inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations. This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market. If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4591 for Radiology devices, or 594-4613 for Ear, Nose and Throat devices. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its Internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsmamain.html". Sincerely yours, ![img-0.jpeg](img-0.jpeg) Enclosure {1} Page ___ of ___ (k) Number (if known): 7970880 The following hearing aids are available in full concha, I.T.E., low profile, and half shells. Device Name: Meridian, Persona, Persona Choice, Power-D, Tru-5 General: The indication for use of the air conduction hearing aids in this submission is to amplify leak sound and attenuate strong sound for individuals with impaired hearing. The devices are indicated for individuals with losses in the following category (ies). (Check appropriate space (s)): Severity: ☐ 1. Slight ☑ 1. High Frequency ☐ 1. Low tolerance to loudness ☑ 2. Mild ☑ 2. Gradually Sloping 2. _______________ ☑ 3. Moderate ☑ 3. Reverse Slope 3. _______________ ☑ 4. Severe ☑ 4. Flat ☐ 5. Profound ☐ 5. Other _______________ (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE. CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED) Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE) (Division Sign-Off) Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, ENT, and Radiological Devices 510(k) Number 7970880 Restricted device (per 21 CFR 801.420 & 21 CFR 801.421) --- **Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/EN/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/ESD/K970880](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/EN/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/ESD/K970880) **Published by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com)** — a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices. 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