Cleared Traditional

TOWELS (K864528) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

K864528 · Elof Hansson, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Dec 1986
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K864528 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the TOWELS.

Submitted by Elof Hansson, Inc. (Norwalk, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 18, 1986 after a review of 31 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 K864528 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 17, 1986
Decision Date December 18, 1986
Days to Decision 31 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
84d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 31d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

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