# K163529: ReliaTect Post-Op Dressing with CHG (8cm x 15cm), ReliaTect Post-Op Dressing with CHG (10cm x 25cm)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Avery Dennison Corporation
- Decided: Mar 29, 2017 after 103 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: 5 generations back to K895920 (1991). 11 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 13 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K121819: Surgiclear Antimicrobial Clear Silicone Adhesive Dressing with Chlorhexidine and Silver, Covalontechnologies, Inc. (2012) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K251866: Tegaderm Post-Op Transparent Antimicrobial Dressing (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ReliaTectTM Post-Op Dressing with CHG is intended to cover and protect a wound caused by percutaneous medical devices such as drains, chest tubes, orthopedic pins, fixtures, and wires. ReliaTectTM may also be used to cover and secure a primary dressing. ReliaTectTM inhibits microbial growth within the dressing and prevents external contamination.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K163529
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology