Cleared Traditional

PHYTACARE ALGINATE HYDROGEL WOUND DRESSING (K980132) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

K980132 · Phytatek Laboratories, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K980132 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PHYTACARE ALGINATE HYDROGEL WOUND DRESSING. Classified as Dressing, Wound And Burn, Hydrogel W/drug And/or Biologic (product code MGQ).

Submitted by Phytatek Laboratories, Inc. (Washington, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 26, 1998 after a review of 162 days - an extended review 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: 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K980132 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - NSE Converted (SN)
Date Received January 15, 1998
Decision Date June 26, 1998
Days to Decision 162 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
47d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 162d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

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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