Cleared Traditional

GAUZE BANDAGE 1 X 6 YDS. (K884334) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K884334 · North Health Care · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Jan 1989
Decision
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Days
Class 1
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K884334 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the GAUZE BANDAGE 1 X 6 YDS.. Classified as Gauze / Sponge,nonresorbable For External Use (product code NAB), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by North Health Care (Rockford, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 9, 1989 after a review of 87 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4014 - 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 K884334 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received October 14, 1988
Decision Date January 09, 1989
Days to Decision 87 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
28d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 87d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code NAB Gauze / Sponge,nonresorbable For External Use
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4014
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 - NAB Gauze / Sponge,nonresorbable For External Use

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Devices cleared under the same product code (NAB) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K884334.
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MELOLIN
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UNIFLEX
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TRIANGULAR BANDAGE
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BONE-DRI SURGICAL SPONGE
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