Cleared Traditional

TEGADERM TRANSPARENT DRESSING (K811291) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K811291 · 3M Company · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Jun 1981
Decision
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Class 1
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K811291 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the TEGADERM TRANSPARENT DRESSING. Classified as Tape And Bandage, Adhesive (product code KGX), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by 3M Company (White City, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 2, 1981 after a review of 22 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5240 - the FDA general and plastic surgery 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K811291 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 11, 1981
Decision Date June 02, 1981
Days to Decision 22 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
93d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 22d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5240
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 - KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive

All 186
Devices cleared under the same product code (KGX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K811291.
STERILE PLASTIC DRESSING
K944588 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Nov 1994
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K915358 · Medtronic Vascular · Apr 1992
3M FIRST AID BANDAGE FOR MINOR WOUNDS
K901777 · 3M Company · Aug 1990
TEGADERM BRAND TRANSPARENT DRESSING SERIES 16XX
K901845 · 3M Company · Jul 1990
DERMASTRIP
K883660 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Feb 1989
BAND-AID BRAND ADHESIVE BANDAGE-MEDICA
K842511 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · Nov 1984