Cleared Traditional

ALGICELL AG (K052536) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

K052536 · Derma Sciences Canada, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Sep 2006
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K052536 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ALGICELL AG. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Drug (product code FRO).

Submitted by Derma Sciences Canada, Inc. (Toronto, Orntario, CA). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 13, 2006 after a review of 363 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel. 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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 K052536 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 15, 2005
Decision Date September 13, 2006
Days to Decision 363 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
248d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 363d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug
Device Class -

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