Cleared Traditional

ALGINATE FIBER (K914779) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K914779 · Adri/Technam · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Dec 1991
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Class 1
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K914779 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ALGINATE FIBER. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Hydrophilic (product code NAC), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Adri/Technam (Park Forest, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 4, 1991 after a review of 42 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4018 - 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 K914779 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 23, 1991
Decision Date December 04, 1991
Days to Decision 42 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
73d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 42d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code NAC Dressing, Wound, Hydrophilic
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4018
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.