Cleared Traditional

WISEBANDS SKIN CLOSURE DEVICE (K002315) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

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Mar 2001
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Class 1
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K002315 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the WISEBANDS SKIN CLOSURE DEVICE. Classified as System, Skin Closure (product code MKY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Wisebands , Ltd. (Ra'Anana, IL). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 15, 2001 after a review of 227 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4320 - the FDA general and plastic surgery device framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K002315 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 31, 2000
Decision Date March 15, 2001
Days to Decision 227 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
112d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 227d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code MKY System, Skin Closure
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4320
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.