Cleared Traditional

K822484 - INFECTION CONTROL TOWEL

K822484 · American Threshold Industries, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Days
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K822484 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the INFECTION CONTROL TOWEL.

Submitted by American Threshold Industries, Inc. (Walker, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 30, 1982 after a review of 44 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery 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: 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 K822484 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 17, 1982
Decision Date September 30, 1982
Days to Decision 44 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
71d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 44d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code LDQ
Device Class -

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