Cleared Traditional

K921983 - NU-BREDE PACKING AND DEBRIDEMENT SPONGE

K921983 · Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Sep 1992
Decision
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Days
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K921983 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NU-BREDE PACKING AND DEBRIDEMENT SPONGE. Classified as Gauze/sponge, Internal (product code EFQ).

Submitted by Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. (Arlington, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 18, 1992 after a review of 143 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

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 K921983 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 28, 1992
Decision Date September 18, 1992
Days to Decision 143 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
28d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 143d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code EFQ Gauze/sponge, Internal
Device Class -

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