Cleared Traditional

K781375 - COMFORM ABSORBANT INCONTINENCE PADS

K781375 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for COMFORM ABSORBANT INCONTINENCE PADS, manufactured by Kimberly-Clark Corp.. The device is a Class 1 Gastroenterology & Urology device with product code EYQ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 42-day FDA review.

K781375 · Kimberly-Clark Corp. · Gastroenterology & Urology device
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Sep 1978
Decision
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Class 1
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K781375 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the COMFORM ABSORBANT INCONTINENCE PADS. Classified as Garment, Protective, For Incontinence (product code EYQ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Walker, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 20, 1978 after a review of 42 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Gastroenterology & Urology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 876.5920 - the FDA gastroenterology and urology device framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K781375

510(k) Number K781375 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 09, 1978
Decision Date September 20, 1978
Days to Decision 42 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Gastroenterology & Urology (GU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
88d faster than avg
Panel avg: 130d · This submission: 42d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

EYQ Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code EYQ Garment, Protective, For Incontinence
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 876.5920
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.

Regulatory Peers - EYQ Garment, Protective, For Incontinence

All 15
Devices cleared under the same product code (EYQ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K781375.
ADULT INCONTINENCE PAD
K834295 · Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. · Feb 1984
ADULT INCONTINENCE BRIEF
K834296 · Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. · Feb 1984
ADULT INCONTINET BRIEF
K821397 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · May 1982
UNDERPAD CODE NO. 8453
K760277 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · Aug 1976
UNDERPAD, DISPOSABLE POLYPROPY. (UNILUX)
K760164 · Parke-Davis Co. · Jul 1976