Cleared Traditional

K944886 - COLGATE PRECISION MINT WZXED DENTAL FLOSS

K944886 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for COLGATE PRECISION MINT WZXED DENTAL FLOSS, manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive Co.. The device is a Class 1 Dental device with product code JES cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 206-day FDA review.

K944886 · Colgate-Palmolive Co. · Dental device
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K944886 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the COLGATE PRECISION MINT WZXED DENTAL FLOSS. Classified as Floss, Dental (product code JES), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Piscataway, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 27, 1995 after a review of 206 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.6390 - the FDA dental device regulatory 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 Dental review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K944886

510(k) Number K944886 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 03, 1994
Decision Date April 27, 1995
Days to Decision 206 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
79d slower than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 206d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

JES Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code JES Floss, Dental
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.6390
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 - JES Floss, Dental

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