Cleared Traditional

K973260 - HYDRASORB STERILE DRESSING (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

K973260 · Avitar, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Oct 1997
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K973260 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the HYDRASORB STERILE DRESSING. Classified as Dressing, Wound And Burn, Occlusive (product code MGP).

Submitted by Avitar, Inc. (Canton, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 21, 1997 after a review of 53 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K973260 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 29, 1997
Decision Date October 21, 1997
Days to Decision 53 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
61d faster than avg
Panel avg: 114d · This submission: 53d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code MGP Dressing, Wound And Burn, Occlusive
Device Class -