Cleared Traditional

K854740 - PRIMADERM

K854740 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PRIMADERM, manufactured by Absorbent Cotton Co., Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code NAD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 109-day FDA review.

K854740 · Absorbent Cotton Co., Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Mar 1986
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Class 1
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K854740 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PRIMADERM. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Occlusive (product code NAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Absorbent Cotton Co., Inc. (Hammonton, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 14, 1986 after a review of 109 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 - K854740

510(k) Number K854740 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received November 25, 1985
Decision Date March 14, 1986
Days to Decision 109 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
6d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 109d
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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