Cleared Traditional

K123481 - AQUACEL AG FOAM HYDROFIBER FOAM DRESSING WITH SILVER, ADHESIVE AND NON ADHESIVE

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K123481 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AQUACEL AG FOAM HYDROFIBER FOAM DRESSING WITH SILVER, ADHESIVE AND NON ADHESIVE. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Drug (product code FRO).

Submitted by Convatec, Inc. (Skillman, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 6, 2013 after a review of 205 days - an extended review cycle.

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. 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 - K123481

510(k) Number K123481 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 13, 2012
Decision Date June 06, 2013
Days to Decision 205 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
90d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 205d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

FRO Device Classification - Class 0,

Product Code FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug
Device Class -

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