Cleared Traditional

K915740 - DISPOSABLE O.R. TOWEL, STERILE

K915740 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for DISPOSABLE O.R. TOWEL, manufactured by American Threshold Industries, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code KKX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 182-day FDA review.

K915740 · American Threshold Industries, Inc. · General Hospital
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Decision
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Class 2
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K915740 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DISPOSABLE O.R. TOWEL, STERILE. Classified as Drape, Surgical (product code KKX), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by American Threshold Industries, Inc. (Enka, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 22, 1992 after a review of 182 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4370 - 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 - K915740

510(k) Number K915740 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 23, 1991
Decision Date June 22, 1992
Days to Decision 182 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
53d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 182d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

KKX Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code KKX Drape, Surgical
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4370
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.

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