K872572 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PHARMANET (TM). Classified as Gauze/sponge, Internal (product code EFQ).
Submitted by Pharmacia, Inc. (Piscataway, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 14, 1988 after a review of 199 days - an extended review 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: 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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