Cleared Traditional

K073019 - SILVERMED ANTIMICROBIAL SILVER HYDROGEL

K073019 · Argentis Biomedical Incorporated · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Sep 2008
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K073019 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SILVERMED ANTIMICROBIAL SILVER HYDROGEL. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Drug (product code FRO).

Submitted by Argentis Biomedical Incorporated (Montvale, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 16, 2008 after a review of 327 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K073019

510(k) Number K073019 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 25, 2007
Decision Date September 16, 2008
Days to Decision 327 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
212d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 327d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

FRO Device Classification - Class 0,

Product Code FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug
Device Class -

Regulatory Peers - FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug

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