Cleared Traditional

COTTON SWABS (K820962) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K820962 · Dafoe & Dafoe, Inc. · General Hospital
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Apr 1982
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K820962 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the COTTON SWABS. Classified as Applicator, Absorbent Tipped, Non-sterile (product code KXF), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Dafoe & Dafoe, Inc. (Walker, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 20, 1982 after a review of 14 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6025 - the FDA general hospital 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 K820962 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 06, 1982
Decision Date April 20, 1982
Days to Decision 14 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
115d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 14d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KXF Applicator, Absorbent Tipped, Non-sterile
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6025
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.