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Silverseal Silveraid with X-Static

K050726510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 5, 2005262-day reviewClass U

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Noble Fiber Technologies, Inc. · FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug

Cleared on Dec 5, 2005 as substantially equivalent to K033587 (Noble Fiber Technologies, 2004) and 2 other predicates after a 262-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1992. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 5, 2005
Review
262 days
Class
Class U
Product code
FRO
Recalls
None
Predicates
5

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K914579 (1992). 10 ancestors in all, the oldest K890354 (1989). 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2003: 2 other ancestors1997: 1 other ancestor1991: 1 other ancestor1989: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant clearedK914579 · Silver Foam Wound Dressing · Vitaphore Corp. · 1992K955453 · Acticoat Silver Coated Dressing · Westaim Technologies, Inc. · 1996K981299 · Silverlon Contact Wound Dressing · Argentum International, LLC · 1998K984210 · Silverlon Wound Packing Strips · Argentum International, LLC · 1999K033587 · Silverseal · Noble Fiber Technologies · 20041990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors2 generations back: 3 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant K033587 · Silverseal · Noble Fiber Technologies · 2004K984210 · Silverlon Wound Packing Strips · Argentum International, LLC · 1999K981299 · Silverlon Contact Wound Dressing · Argentum International, LLC · 1998K955453 · Acticoat Silver Coated Dressing · Westaim Technologies, Inc. · 1996K914579 · Silver Foam Wound Dressing · Vitaphore Corp. · 1992−50
  1. Root · 5 generations backK914579 Silver Foam Wound DressingVitaphore Corp. · 1992
  2. 4 generations backK955453 Acticoat Silver Coated DressingWestaim Technologies, Inc. · 1996
  3. 3 generations backK981299 Silverlon Contact Wound DressingArgentum International, LLC · 1998
  4. 2 generations backK984210 Silverlon Wound Packing StripsArgentum International, LLC · 1999
  5. 1 generation backK033587 SilversealNoble Fiber Technologies · 2004
  6. This deviceK050726 Silverseal Silveraid with X-StaticNoble Fiber Technologies, Inc. · 2005
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK072378 Prowick Antimicrobial Postoperative Wound Dressing, Shoulder and…Arthrex, Inc. · 2007
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK083007 ProwickArthrex, Inc. · 2009

Most influential descendants

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  • K072378Prowick Antimicrobial Postoperative Wound Dressing, Shoulder and Knee, Models AR-1625…Arthrex, Inc. · 2007 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K083007ProwickArthrex, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K914579Silver Foam Wound DressingVitaphore Corp.1992—
−4K955453Acticoat Silver Coated DressingWestaim Technologies, Inc.1996—
−3K981299Silverlon Contact Wound DressingArgentum International, LLC1998—
−2K984210Silverlon Wound Packing StripsArgentum International, LLC1999—
−1K033587SilversealNoble Fiber Technologies2004—
0 (this device)K050726Silverseal Silveraid with X-StaticNoble Fiber Technologies, Inc.2005—
+1K072378Prowick Antimicrobial Postoperative Wound Dressing, Shoulder and Knee, Models…Arthrex, Inc.2007—
+2K083007ProwickArthrex, Inc.2009—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198910
199110
199710
200320

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200710
200910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K050726, 1992–2009Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (5)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K033587Silverseal
Summary page 1
…fibers with a metallic silver surface. It is substantially equivalont to SILVERSEALY Contact Wound Dressing with X-Static~ (K033587), Silverion Adhesive Strips and Wound Contact Dressings (K023612, Eq:i2q9, K023609), an…
Noble Fiber Technologies2004—
*K023612Silverlon Contact Wound Dressing
Summary page 1
…ly equivalont to SILVERSEALY Contact Wound Dressing with X-Static~ (K033587), Silverion Adhesive Strips and Wound Contact Dressings (K023612, Eq:i2q9, K023609), and Curad Cilver Randage (K03246}) with…
Argentum International, LLC2003—
Kept off the family treeK023629FDA’s K023629 is Essex Dissection Cannula, Model SXD-1100, Essex Dissection Tip, Model SXD-1200
Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree
Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery2002—
*K023609Silverlon Adhesive Strip
Summary page 1
…RSEALY Contact Wound Dressing with X-Static~ (K033587), Silverion Adhesive Strips and Wound Contact Dressings (K023612, Eq:i2q9, K023609), and Curad Cilver Randage (K03246}) with resoect to function, intended use,…
Argentum International, LLC2003—
Kept off the family treeK032461FDA’s K032461 is Ethyl Alcohol Enzymatic Assay, Catalog #0220 & 0221
Our reading of the summary gave K032461, FDA’s number for Ethyl Alcohol Enzymatic Assay, Catalog #0220 & 0221 (Lin-Zhi International, Inc.). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “Curad Silver Bandage”. Kept off the family tree.
Lin-Zhi International, Inc.20033

Also cleared against K033587: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K072378Prowick Antimicrobial Postoperative Wound Dressing, Shoulder and Knee, Models AR-1625…Arthrex, Inc.20071

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 13 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.3 years on median.
  • None of the 10 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K072378 (Arthrex, Inc., 2007) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K033587.

How does its category compare?

All FRO devices

FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FRO

11in 2025

2007: 292008: 262009: 312010: 312011: 272012: 242013: 192014: 222015: 282016: 282017: 232018: 202019: 162020: 122021: 82022: 92023: 182024: 242025: 112026 (partial year): 17
2007high 31 (2009) · low 8 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FRO

176in 2025

2007: 187 days median2008: 130 days median2009: 136 days median2010: 146 days median2011: 177 days median2012: 96 days median2013: 194 days median2014: 214 days median2015: 249 days median2016: 222 days median2017: 147 days median2018: 206 days median2019: 270 days median2020: 226 days median2021: 275 days median2022: 332 days median2023: 283 days median2024: 263 days median2025: 176 days median2026 (partial year): 254 days median
2007high 332 (2022) · low 96 (2012)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · FRO

2in 2024

2007: 42008: 12009: 12011: 42013: 12014: 12015: 22016: 32017: 12019: 12021: 62022: 22023: 2, 2 Class I2024: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 6 (2021) · low 0 (2010)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FRO

192in 2025

2007: 552008: 302009: 452010: 1222011: 422012: 652013: 1392014: 2692015: 2972016: 1472017: 1492018: 1282019: 1362020: 1392021: 1832022: 1762023: 1982024: 2322025: 192
2007high 297 (2015) · low 30 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FRO, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200729187455
200826130130
200931136145
2010311460122
201127177442
20122496065
2013191941139
2014222141269
2015282492297
2016282223147
2017231471149
2018202060128
2019162701136
2020122260139
202182756183
202293322176
2023182832 (2)198
2024242632232
2025111760192
2026172542—

What is it indicated for?

For over-the-counter use, SILVERSEAL® Adhesive Strips with X-Static® may be used for:

First aid to help in minor abrasions, minor cuts, lacerations, scrapes, minor scalds and burns.

Under the supervision of a health care professional, SILVERSEAL® Adhesive Strips may be used for the management of:

SILVERSEAL Adhesive Strips with X-Static are sterile, non-adherent dressings intended for local management of partial thickness burns, incisions, skin grafts, donor sites, lacerations, abrasions, and Stage I-IV dermal ulcers (vascular, venous, pressure and diabetic).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K050726: Silverseal Silveraid with X-Static.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K050726

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026