# K053256: 3M Tegaderm Silver (AG) Mesh

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: 3M Company
- Decided: Dec 16, 2005 after 24 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: 2 generations back to K914579 (1992). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K040890: 3M Tegaderm Silver, 3M Company (2004) Summary page 1.
- K955453: Acticoat Silver Coated Dressing, Westaim Technologies, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K152544: Agem Ag Mesh Dressing with Silver (2016), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
3M Tegaderm Silver Nonwoven Dressing is indicated for use as a primary dressing over: - abrasions - ulcers - trauma wounds - surgical wounds - first and second degree burns - donor sites

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K053256
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology