Cleared Traditional

K895606 - EXUSORB(TM) GEL DRESSING

K895606 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for EXUSORB(TM) GEL DRESSING, manufactured by Controlled Therapeutics Corp.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code KMF cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 31-day FDA review.

K895606 · Controlled Therapeutics Corp. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K895606 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the EXUSORB(TM) GEL DRESSING. Classified as Bandage, Liquid (product code KMF), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Controlled Therapeutics Corp. (Malvern, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 19, 1989 after a review of 31 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5090 - 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 - K895606

510(k) Number K895606 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received September 18, 1989
Decision Date October 19, 1989
Days to Decision 31 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
84d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 31d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

KMF Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code KMF Bandage, Liquid
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5090
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 - KMF Bandage, Liquid

All 158
Devices cleared under the same product code (KMF) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K895606.
FERRIS HYDROPHILIC DRESSING (ADD'L INDICATIONS)
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DUODERM* CONTROL GEL FORMULA BORDER DRESSING
K901155 · Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons · Apr 1990
MODIFIED LABELING TO THE SPAND-GEL GRANULATED GEL
K895819 · Medi-Tech, Inc. · Nov 1989
VIGILON PRIMARY WOUND DRESSING, STERILE
K820134 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · Feb 1982
PREP-SITE PROTECTIVE DRESSING WIPE
K811625 · Acme United Corp. · Jul 1981
HYDRON WOUND DRESSING KIT
K811446 · National Patent Development Corp. · Jun 1981