Cleared Traditional

K991478 - TENDER TOUCH SILICONE GEL PADS

K991478 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for TENDER TOUCH SILICONE GEL PADS, manufactured by Capital Marketing Technologies, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code MDA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 54-day FDA review.

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K991478 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the TENDER TOUCH SILICONE GEL PADS. Classified as Elastomer, Silicone, For Scar Management (product code MDA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Capital Marketing Technologies, Inc. (Waco, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 21, 1999 after a review of 54 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4025 - 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: 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 - K991478

510(k) Number K991478 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 28, 1999
Decision Date June 21, 1999
Days to Decision 54 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: 115d · This submission: 54d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

MDA Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code MDA Elastomer, Silicone, For Scar Management
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4025
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 - MDA Elastomer, Silicone, For Scar Management

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Devices cleared under the same product code (MDA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K991478.
SILGEL STC-S
K984029 · Nagor , Ltd. · Aug 1999
CICACARE ROLL-ON GEL-SCAR MANAGEMENT LIQUID GEL.
K991968 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Jul 1999
CICACARE MANAGEMENT FOR SCARS
K991957 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · Jul 1999
AVOGEL
K981353 · Avocet Polymer Technologies, Inc. · Jun 1999
NEARLY ME RETOUCH SILICONE SCAR REDUCTION SHEETS
K984213 · Capital Marketing Technologies, Inc. · Apr 1999
SCAREASE & SCAREASE ADHESIVE GEL
K984115 · Scarease, Inc. · Feb 1999