Cleared Traditional

K833993 - ALCOHOL SWABS

K833993 · Concord Laboratories, Inc. · General Hospital

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Jan 1984

Decision

70d

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K833993 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ALCOHOL SWABS. Classified as Pad, Alcohol, Device Disinfectant (product code LKB).

Submitted by Concord Laboratories, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 30, 1984 after a review of 70 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K833993

510(k) Number	K833993 FDA.gov
FDA Decision	Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received	November 21, 1983
Decision Date	January 30, 1984
Days to Decision	70 days
Submission Type	Traditional
Review Panel	General Hospital (HO)
Summary	-
Third-party Review	No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product	No
PCCP Authorized	No

Regulatory Context

Review time vs. panel average

59d faster than avg

Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 70d

Pathway characteristics

Predicate-based equivalence.

LKB Device Classification - Class 0,

Product Code	LKB Pad, Alcohol, Device Disinfectant
Device Class	-

Regulatory Peers - LKB Pad, Alcohol, Device Disinfectant

All 11

Devices cleared under the same product code (LKB) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K833993.

PRE-MOISTENED CLEANSING PAD

K890514 · Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · Apr 1989

AMERICAN ALCOHOL PREP PAD STERILE MEDIUM

K870718 · Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. · May 1987

ACETONE ALCOHOL SWABS

K833936 · Concord Laboratories, Inc. · Jan 1984

ONE TIME ACETONE/ALCOHOL

K833141 · Acme United Corp. · Oct 1983

TOBRAMYCIN REAGENT TEST KIT

K813391 · Beckman Instruments, Inc. · Dec 1981

FDA 510(k) Resources - General Hospital

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Manufacturer of K833993

Concord Laboratories, Inc.

Mchenry, IL · US

Regulatory profile

42 submissions 38 cleared

90% clearance rate · Active in General Hospital

About This 510(k) Record

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Sourced from FDA 510(k) public files . FDA decision: January 30, 1984. Record added to 510k Database: March 2026. Enriched with classification and manufacturer data: August 2026.

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