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Recalled · Class II · 2024

3M Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate I.V. Port Dressing

K123679510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 28, 201390-day reviewClass URecalls 1

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

3M Company · FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug

Cleared on Feb 28, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K063458 (3M Company, 2007) after a 90-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1991. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Feb 28, 2013
Review
90 days
Class
Class U
Product code
FRO
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K895920 (1991). 4 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 other ancestor2020: 1 descendant clearedK895920 · Vitapatch Pin Protection Device for Percutaneous · Vitaphore Corp. · 1991K003229 · Biopatch Antimicrobial Dressing · Integra Lifesciences Corp. · 2001K063458 · 3M Tegaderm CHG Dressing · 3M Company · 2007 · recalled1990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K063458 · 3M Tegaderm CHG Dressing · 3M Company · 2007 · recalledK003229 · Biopatch Antimicrobial Dressing · Integra Lifesciences Corp. · 2001K895920 · Vitapatch Pin Protection Device for Percutaneous · Vitaphore Corp. · 19910
  1. Root · 3 generations backK895920 Vitapatch Pin Protection Device for PercutaneousVitaphore Corp. · 1991
  2. 2 generations backK003229 Biopatch Antimicrobial DressingIntegra Lifesciences Corp. · 2001
  3. 1 generation backK063458 3M Tegaderm CHG Dressing3M Company · 2007 · Recalled
  4. This deviceK123679 3M Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate I.V. Port Dressing3M Company · 2013
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK200835 3M Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate Gel Pad3M Company · 2020 · Recalled

Most influential descendants

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  • K2008353M Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate Gel Pad3M Company · 2020 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K895920Vitapatch Pin Protection Device for PercutaneousVitaphore Corp.1991—
−2K003229Biopatch Antimicrobial DressingIntegra Lifesciences Corp.2001—
−1K0634583M Tegaderm CHG Dressing3M Company20071
0 (this device)K1236793M Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate I.V. Port Dressing3M Company2013—
+1K2008353M Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate Gel Pad3M Company20201

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K123679, 1991–2020Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K0634583M Tegaderm CHG Dressing
Our reading of the summary gave K061458, which is not a number in FDA’s lists. Corrected to the number one digit away whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “Tegaderm CHG Dressing (Chlorhexidine Gluconate Securement Dressing)”.
3M Company20071

Also cleared against K063458: 5 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K2008353M Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate Gel Pad3M Company20200

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Aug 14, 2024Class IIZ-0038-2025Under Investigation by firmContamination with foreign substance matter

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 22 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.9 years on median.
  • 1 of the 4 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K200835 (3M Company, 2020) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K063458.

How does its category compare?

All FRO devices

FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

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?

3M Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate IV. Port Dressing can be used to cover and protect catheter sites and to secure devices to skin. Common applications include securing and covering intravascular catheters and percutaneous devices.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K123679: 3M Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate I.V. Port Dressing.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K123679

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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