Cleared Traditional

K160872 - PolyPlex Wound Dressing (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

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K160872 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PolyPlex Wound Dressing. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Drug (product code FRO).

Submitted by Global Health Solutions, LLC (Rome, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 23, 2016 after a review of 238 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.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K160872 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 30, 2016
Decision Date November 23, 2016
Days to Decision 238 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
124d slower than avg
Panel avg: 114d · This submission: 238d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug
Device Class -

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