Cleared Traditional

K874478 - DYNAFILM

K874478 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for DYNAFILM by Ferris Mfg. Corp.. It is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code NAD) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 73-day FDA review.

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K874478 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DYNAFILM. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Occlusive (product code NAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Ferris Mfg. Corp. (Burr Ridge, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 14, 1988 after a review of 73 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 K874478 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received November 02, 1987
Decision Date January 14, 1988
Days to Decision 73 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
42d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 73d
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 37
Devices cleared under the same product code (NAD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K874478.
DUODERM(R) CGF
K881050 · Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons · Apr 1988
ENVICLUSIVE (TM)
K874554 · Marion Laboratories, Inc. · Mar 1988
PHARMACLUSIVE (TM)
K872573 · Pharmacia, Inc. · Feb 1988
TRANSIGEN EXUDATE CONTROLLED WOUND DRESSING
K872988 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Sep 1987
STRETCH GAUZE BANDAGES
K872875 · Abco Dealers, Inc. · Sep 1987
JOHNSON & JOHNSON ABSORBENT OCCLUSIVE DRESSING
K872982 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · Aug 1987