Cleared Traditional

K983303 - INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES HYDROCOLLOID AND INTELLIGENT HYDROCOLLOID WOUND DRESSINGS

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K983303 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES HYDROCOLLOID AND INTELLIGENT HYDROCOLLOID WOUND DRESS.... Classified as Dressing, Wound And Burn, Occlusive (product code MGP).

Submitted by Innovative Technologies , Ltd. (Winsford, Cheshire, GB). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 9, 1998 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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K983303

510(k) Number K983303 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 21, 1998
Decision Date December 09, 1998
Days to Decision 79 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
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.

MGP Device Classification - Class 0,

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

Regulatory Peers - MGP Dressing, Wound And Burn, Occlusive

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