Cleared Traditional

K894147 - VISULIN TRANSPARENT ADHESIVE DRESSING

K894147 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for VISULIN TRANSPARENT ADHESIVE DRESSING, manufactured by James River Corp.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code KGX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 56-day FDA review.

K894147 · James River Corp. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K894147 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the VISULIN TRANSPARENT ADHESIVE DRESSING. Classified as Tape And Bandage, Adhesive (product code KGX), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by James River Corp. (Neenah, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 9, 1989 after a review of 56 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5240 - 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 - K894147

510(k) Number K894147 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received June 14, 1989
Decision Date August 09, 1989
Days to Decision 56 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
59d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 56d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

KGX Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5240
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 - KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive

All 91
Devices cleared under the same product code (KGX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K894147.
OPSITE I.V. 3000
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ACTIDERM (TM) DERMATOLOGICAL PATCH
K895376 · Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons · Sep 1989
PRIMAPORE I.V.
K893900 · Smith & Nephew United, Inc. · Aug 1989
DERMASTRIP
K883660 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Feb 1989
MACROPORE MEDICAL/SURGICAL PAPER TAPE
K884108 · Lectec Corp. · Nov 1988