Cleared Traditional

Styptin, Hemogin-L, Hemodettes, and GingiGEL Aluminum Chloride Impregnated Retraction Cord/Materials (K162948) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

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K162948 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Styptin, Hemogin-L, Hemodettes, and GingiGEL Aluminum Chloride Impregnated Re.... Classified as Cord, Retraction (product code MVL).

Submitted by Kerr Corporation (Orange, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 8, 2017 after a review of 291 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Dental 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 Dental review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K162948 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 21, 2016
Decision Date August 08, 2017
Days to Decision 291 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
164d slower than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 291d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code MVL Cord, Retraction
Device Class -

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