Cleared Traditional

K970453 - B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC. TRANSORBENT AND THINSITE BORDER DRESSING

K970453 · B.Braun Medical, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K970453 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC. TRANSORBENT AND THINSITE BORDER DRESSING. Classified as Dressing, Wound And Burn, Hydrogel W/drug And/or Biologic (product code MGQ).

Submitted by B.Braun Medical, Inc. (Milwaukee, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 11, 1997 after a review of 79 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel. 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K970453

510(k) Number K970453 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received January 22, 1997
Decision Date April 11, 1997
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.

MGQ Device Classification - Class 0,

Product Code MGQ Dressing, Wound And Burn, Hydrogel W/drug And/or Biologic
Device Class -

Regulatory Peers - MGQ Dressing, Wound And Burn, Hydrogel W/drug And/or Biologic

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