Cleared Traditional

K850076 - WOUND DRESSING MODEL ZB-6

K850076 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for WOUND DRESSING MODEL ZB-6, manufactured by Thermedics, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code NAD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 96-day FDA review.

K850076 · Thermedics, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K850076 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the WOUND DRESSING MODEL ZB-6. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Occlusive (product code NAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Thermedics, Inc. (Woburn, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 15, 1985 after a review of 96 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4020 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K850076

510(k) Number K850076 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 09, 1985
Decision Date April 15, 1985
Days to Decision 96 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
19d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 96d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

NAD Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code NAD Dressing, Wound, Occlusive
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4020
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 - NAD Dressing, Wound, Occlusive

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Devices cleared under the same product code (NAD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K850076.
CHESEBROUGH-POND'S SEQUENTIAL WOUND DRESSING
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HYPAFIX POST OPERATIVE DRESSING
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ISOLATE ADHESIVE BANDAGE FOR MOIST WOUND
K843139 · Chesebrough-Pond'S U.S.A. Co. · Nov 1984
ISOLATE ADHESIVE BANDAGE FOR DRY WOUND
K843140 · Chesebrough-Pond'S U.S.A. Co. · Nov 1984
ACU-DERM TRANSPARENT WOUND DRESSING
K842186 · Acme United Corp. · Aug 1984