Cleared Traditional

K990530 - KERLIX MD ANTIMICROBIAL GAUZE DRESSING

K990530 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for KERLIX MD ANTIMICROBIAL GAUZE DRESSING, manufactured by The Kendall Company, L.P.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code NAD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 346-day FDA review.

K990530 · The Kendall Company, L.P. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Jan 2000
Decision
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Class 1
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K990530 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the KERLIX MD ANTIMICROBIAL GAUZE DRESSING. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Occlusive (product code NAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by The Kendall Company, L.P. (Mansfield, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 31, 2000 after a review of 346 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4020 - the FDA general and plastic surgery device 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K990530

510(k) Number K990530 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 19, 1999
Decision Date January 31, 2000
Days to Decision 346 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
231d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 346d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

NAD Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code NAD Dressing, Wound, Occlusive
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4020
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 - NAD Dressing, Wound, Occlusive

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