Cleared Traditional

K935705 - ALLEVYN ISLAND WOUND DRESSING

K935705 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for ALLEVYN ISLAND WOUND DRESSING by Smith & Nephew United, Inc.. It is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code NAE) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 77-day FDA review.

K935705 · Smith & Nephew United, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K935705 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ALLEVYN ISLAND WOUND DRESSING. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Hydrogel Without Drug And/or Biologic (product code NAE), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Smith & Nephew United, Inc. (Largo, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 15, 1994 after a review of 77 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4022 - 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 K935705 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 30, 1993
Decision Date February 15, 1994
Days to Decision 77 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
38d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 77d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code NAE Dressing, Wound, Hydrogel Without Drug And/or Biologic
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4022
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 - NAE Dressing, Wound, Hydrogel Without Drug And/or Biologic

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INTRASITE
K942748 · Smith & Nephew United, Inc. · Jun 1994
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K931618 · Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons · Dec 1993
INTRASITE GEL
K926508 · Smith & Nephew United, Inc. · Jul 1993