Cleared Traditional

3M TEGADERM HP TRANSPARENT DRESSING (K932422) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K932422 · 3M Health Care, Ltd. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Dec 1993
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K932422 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the 3M TEGADERM HP TRANSPARENT DRESSING. Classified as Tape And Bandage, Adhesive (product code KGX), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by 3M Health Care, Ltd. (St. Paul, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 27, 1993 after a review of 222 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5240 - 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: 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 K932422 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 19, 1993
Decision Date December 27, 1993
Days to Decision 222 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
107d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 222d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5240
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.

Regulatory Peers - KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive

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Devices cleared under the same product code (KGX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K932422.
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DERMASTRIP
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