Cleared Traditional

K871166 - ALLEVYN HYDROPHILIC POLYURETHANE DRESSING

K871166 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for ALLEVYN HYDROPHILIC POLYURETHANE DRESSING by Smith & Nephew, Inc.. It is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code NAD) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 84-day FDA review.

K871166 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K871166 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ALLEVYN HYDROPHILIC POLYURETHANE DRESSING. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Occlusive (product code NAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Smith & Nephew, Inc. (Massillon, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 16, 1987 after a review of 84 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 K871166 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received March 24, 1987
Decision Date June 16, 1987
Days to Decision 84 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
31d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 84d
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 34
Devices cleared under the same product code (NAD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K871166.
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K872982 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · Aug 1987
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K871495 · I M, Inc. · May 1987
WOUND MANAGER(TM) - STERILE
K862935 · Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons · Aug 1986
OPSITE WOUND DRESSING
K852211 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Jul 1985