Cleared Traditional

ACTICOAT PRIMARY ANTIMICROBIAL DRESSING (K992221) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

K992221 · Westaim Biomedical, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K992221 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ACTICOAT PRIMARY ANTIMICROBIAL DRESSING. Classified as Dressing, Wound, Drug (product code FRO).

Submitted by Westaim Biomedical, Inc. (Exeter, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 7, 2000 after a review of 342 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

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. 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K992221 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 01, 1999
Decision Date June 07, 2000
Days to Decision 342 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
227d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 342d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug
Device Class -

Regulatory Peers - FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug

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