Cleared Traditional

K872117 - DEXTRANOMER

K872117 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for DEXTRANOMER, manufactured by Interworld, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code KOZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 53-day FDA review.

K872117 · Interworld, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K872117 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DEXTRANOMER. Classified as Beads, Hydrophilic, For Wound Exudate Absorption (product code KOZ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Interworld, Inc. (Safety Harbor, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 24, 1987 after a review of 53 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4018 - 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K872117

510(k) Number K872117 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received June 01, 1987
Decision Date July 24, 1987
Days to Decision 53 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
62d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 53d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

KOZ Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code KOZ Beads, Hydrophilic, For Wound Exudate Absorption
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4018
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 - KOZ Beads, Hydrophilic, For Wound Exudate Absorption

All 12
Devices cleared under the same product code (KOZ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K872117.
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DEBRISAN ABSORBENT PAD
K872453 · Pharmacia, Inc. · Jan 1988
ENVISAN PASTE
K874553 · Marion Laboratories, Inc. · Dec 1987
PHARMASEAL WOUND CARE DRESSING PAD
K870941 · American Pharmaseal Div. Ahsc · Mar 1987
COMFEEL POWDER
K834343 · Coloplast A/S · Nov 1984
HOLLISTER WOUND EXUDATE ABSORBER
K820160 · Hollister, Inc. · Apr 1982