Cleared Traditional

WOUND MANAGER(TM) - STERILE (K862935) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K862935 · Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K862935 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the WOUND MANAGER(TM) - STERILE. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Occlusive (product code NAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons (Princeton, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 20, 1986 after a review of 16 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

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: 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 K862935 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received August 04, 1986
Decision Date August 20, 1986
Days to Decision 16 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
99d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 16d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

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

All 9
Devices cleared under the same product code (NAD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K862935.
TRANSIGEN EXUDATE CONTROLLED WOUND DRESSING
K872988 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Sep 1987
JOHNSON & JOHNSON ABSORBENT OCCLUSIVE DRESSING
K872982 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · Aug 1987
ALLEVYN HYDROPHILIC POLYURETHANE DRESSING
K871166 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Jun 1987
OPSITE WOUND DRESSING
K852211 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Jul 1985
HYPAFIX POST OPERATIVE DRESSING
K850282 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · May 1985
LASTOBAND ADHESIVE BANDAGES
K831454 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Oct 1983