Cleared Traditional

K002338 - LIQUIDERM LIQUID ADHESIVE BANDAGE

K002338 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for LIQUIDERM LIQUID ADHESIVE BANDAGE, manufactured by Closure Medical Corp.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code KMF cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 181-day FDA review.

K002338 · Closure Medical Corp. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K002338

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
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
66d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 181d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

KMF Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

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.

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K002338 · LIQUIDERM LIQUID ADHESIVE BANDAGE
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