Cleared Traditional

K043017 - PREVENTION BREATHABLE, IMPERVIOUS SURGICAL GOWNS

K043017 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PREVENTION BREATHABLE, manufactured by Medline Industries, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FYA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 126-day FDA review.

K043017 · Medline Industries, Inc. · General Hospital
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K043017 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PREVENTION BREATHABLE, IMPERVIOUS SURGICAL GOWNS. Classified as Gown, Surgical (product code FYA), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Medline Industries, Inc. (Waukegan, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 8, 2005 after a review of 126 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4040 - the FDA general hospital 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 Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K043017

510(k) Number K043017 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 02, 2004
Decision Date March 08, 2005
Days to Decision 126 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
3d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 126d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FYA Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FYA Gown, Surgical
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4040
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most General Hospital devices follow this clearance model.

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