# K023609: Silverlon Adhesive Strip

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Argentum International, LLC
- Decided: Jan 17, 2003 after 81 days
- Product code: FRO (Dressing, Wound, Drug)
- Device class: U
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K914579 (1992). 6 ancestors in all.
21 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 28 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K910657: Qualtex Island Dressing, Deroyal Industries, Inc. (1991) Summary page 1.
- K981299: Silverlon Contact Wound Dressing, Argentum International, LLC (1998) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K033587: Silverseal (2004), 9 descendants of its own
- K082333: Asap Wound Dressing Gel (2009), 6 descendants of its own
- K050649: Silverseal Contacting Wound Dressing with X-Static (2005), 5 descendants of its own
- K083133: Silveri: Coflex Afd, Coflex Afd First Aid, Afd Pad Foam Dressing, Powerflex Afd Foam Dressings (2009), 3 descendants of its own
- K092826: Asap Antimicrobial Silver Wound Dressing Gel (2009), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Indicated for vascular access, central, arterial and venous IV sites, IM injection sites, abrasions, lacerations, partial thickness burns, wound drain sites and surgical incisions. First aid to help in minor cuts, scrapes, abrasions and burns.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K023609
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology