Cleared Traditional

K881988 - 3M WOUND CONTACT MATERIAL

K881988 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for 3M WOUND CONTACT MATERIAL by 3M Company. It is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code NAD) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 46-day FDA review.

K881988 · 3M Company · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K881988 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the 3M WOUND CONTACT MATERIAL, PRODUCT #563X. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Occlusive (product code NAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by 3M Company (Cottae Grove, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 27, 1988 after a review of 46 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 K881988 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 12, 1988
Decision Date June 27, 1988
Days to Decision 46 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
69d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 46d
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 23
Devices cleared under the same product code (NAD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K881988.
TEGAPORE WOUND CONTACT MATERIAL, PRODUCT #563X
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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