Cleared Traditional

K915502 - MEDLINE, GORE-TEX BARRIER, SURGICAL GOWNS & DRAPES

K915502 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MEDLINE, manufactured by Medline. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FYA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 142-day FDA review.

K915502 · Medline · General Hospital
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K915502 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MEDLINE, GORE-TEX BARRIER, SURGICAL GOWNS & DRAPES. Classified as Gown, Surgical (product code FYA), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Medline (Mundelein, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 29, 1992 after a review of 142 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4040 - the FDA general hospital 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K915502

510(k) Number K915502 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 09, 1991
Decision Date April 29, 1992
Days to Decision 142 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
13d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 142d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FYA Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FYA Gown, Surgical
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4040
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most General Hospital devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - FYA Gown, Surgical

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Devices cleared under the same product code (FYA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K915502.
COMPEL O AND R
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STERILE CONVERTOR SAFECARE GOWN AND DRAPE
K920837 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · May 1992
COMPEL E
K914839 · Standard Textile Co., Inc. · Apr 1992
STERILE VIEW DISP. HOOD/GOWN UV, BARRIER HOOD, UV
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CONVERTORS BREATHABLE GOWN MATERIAL PRODUCT LINE
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