Cleared Traditional

K940624 - 3M TEGASORB HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING

K940624 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for 3M TEGASORB HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING by 3M Company. It is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code KMF) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 79-day FDA review.

K940624 · 3M Company · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K940624 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the 3M TEGASORB HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING. Classified as Bandage, Liquid (product code KMF), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by 3M Company (St. Paul, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 4, 1994 after a review of 79 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5090 - 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 K940624 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received February 14, 1994
Decision Date May 04, 1994
Days to Decision 79 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
36d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 79d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KMF Bandage, Liquid
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5090
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 - KMF Bandage, Liquid

All 67
Devices cleared under the same product code (KMF) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K940624.
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ALLKARE BARRIER WIPE
K925004 · Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons · Jan 1994
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K926230 · Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons · Dec 1993
MODIFICATION OF KENDALL CURASORB CALCIUM ALGINATE WOUND DRESSING
K933689 · Kendall Healthcare Products Co. Div.Of Tyco Health · Dec 1993