Cleared Traditional

ALGINATE FIBER (K905040) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

K905040 · Shepherd Medical Corp. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K905040 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ALGINATE FIBER. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Drug (product code FRO).

Submitted by Shepherd Medical Corp. (Alexandria, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 21, 1991 after a review of 288 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K905040 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received November 06, 1990
Decision Date August 21, 1991
Days to Decision 288 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
173d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 288d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug
Device Class -

Regulatory Peers - FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug

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