Cleared Traditional

K940378 - COVERLET ADHESIVE DRESSING

K940378 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for COVERLET ADHESIVE DRESSING, manufactured by Beiersdorf, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code KGX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 184-day FDA review.

K940378 · Beiersdorf, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Decision
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Class 1
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K940378 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the COVERLET ADHESIVE DRESSING. Classified as Tape And Bandage, Adhesive (product code KGX), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Beiersdorf, Inc. (Norwalk, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 29, 1994 after a review of 184 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K940378

510(k) Number K940378 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received January 26, 1994
Decision Date July 29, 1994
Days to Decision 184 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
69d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 184d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

KGX Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

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

All 77
Devices cleared under the same product code (KGX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K940378.
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CONVATEC TWO PIECE ABSORBENT DRESSING SYSTEM
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EPISEAL ADHESIVE WOUND CLOSURE STRIPS
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3M TEGADERM HP TRANSPARENT DRESSING
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