Cleared Traditional

K002338 - LIQUIDERM LIQUID ADHESIVE BANDAGE (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K002338 · Closure Medical Corp. · General & Plastic Surgery device
Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
Jan 2001
Decision
181d
Days
Class 1
Risk

K002338 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LIQUIDERM LIQUID ADHESIVE BANDAGE. Classified as Bandage, Liquid (product code KMF), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Closure Medical Corp. (Raleigh, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 29, 2001 after a review of 181 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5090 - 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.

View all Closure Medical Corp. devices

Submission Details

510(k) Number K002338 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 01, 2000
Decision Date January 29, 2001
Days to Decision 181 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
67d slower than avg
Panel avg: 114d · This submission: 181d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KMF Bandage, Liquid
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5090
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.