Cleared Traditional

K820282 - ACE BRAND INSTANT COLD PACK

K820282 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for ACE BRAND INSTANT COLD PACK by Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic. It is a Class 1 Physical Medicine device (product code IMD) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 10-day FDA review.

K820282 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Physical Medicine device
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K820282 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ACE BRAND INSTANT COLD PACK. Classified as Pack, Hot Or Cold, Disposable (product code IMD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic (Walker, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 12, 1982 after a review of 10 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.5710 - the FDA physical medicine 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 K820282 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 02, 1982
Decision Date February 12, 1982
Days to Decision 10 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Physical Medicine (PM)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
105d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 10d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code IMD Pack, Hot Or Cold, Disposable
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.5710
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 - IMD Pack, Hot Or Cold, Disposable

All 19
Devices cleared under the same product code (IMD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K820282.
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K901778 · 3M Company · May 1990
EXOTHERMIC HEATING PAD
K850637 · Travenol Laboratories, S.A. · Apr 1985
BK-7182 INSTANT COLD PACK
K813628 · Fred Sammons, Inc. · Jan 1982
CURITY PERINEAL WARM PACK
K810692 · The Kendal Co. · Mar 1981
CURITY PERINEAL COLD PACK
K810693 · The Kendal Co. · Mar 1981