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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class III · 2022

Silver High Performance Dressing

K183645510(k) TraditionalCleared May 29, 2019154-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

Advanced Medical Solutions, Ltd. · FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug

Cleared on May 29, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K080383 (Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC, 2008) after a 154-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1992. 4 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
May 29, 2019
Review
154 days
Class
Class U
Product code
FRO
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K914604 (1992). 6 ancestors in all. 4 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK914604 Mepitel Non-Adherent Silicone DressingMolnlycke Clinical Products AB · 1992
  2. 3 generations backK984371 Mepitel Non Adherent Silicone DressingMolnlycke Health Care, Inc. · 1999
  3. 2 generations backK063271 Aquacel Hydrofiber Dressing and Aquacel AG with Hydrofiber Silver…Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC · 2007
  4. 1 generation backK080383 Aquacel Hydrofiber Wound Dressing and AG Hydrofiber DressingConvatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC · 2008
  5. This deviceK183645 Silver High Performance DressingAdvanced Medical Solutions, Ltd. · 2019
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK210718 LUOFUCON Extra Silver Gelling Fiber Dressing, LUOFUCON Silver…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd. · 2022
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK240485 LUOFUCON® Extra Silver Gelling Fiber Dressing Plus (Prescription…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd. · 2024
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK221110 LUOFUCON Silver Gelling Fiber Surgical Dressing, LUOFUCON…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd. · 2024
  9. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK210974 High Performance Antimicrobial Gelling Fiber with SilverAdvanced Medical Solutions, Ltd. · 2021

Most influential descendants

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  • K210718LUOFUCON Extra Silver Gelling Fiber Dressing, LUOFUCON Silver Antibacterial Gelling…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd. · 2022 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K240485LUOFUCON® Extra Silver Gelling Fiber Dressing Plus (Prescription use),LUOFUCON® Silver…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd. · 2024 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K221110LUOFUCON Silver Gelling Fiber Surgical Dressing, LUOFUCON Antibacterial Gelling Fiber…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd. · 2024 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K210974High Performance Antimicrobial Gelling Fiber with SilverAdvanced Medical Solutions, Ltd. · 2021 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K914604Mepitel Non-Adherent Silicone DressingMolnlycke Clinical Products AB1992—
−3K984371Mepitel Non Adherent Silicone DressingMolnlycke Health Care, Inc.1999—
−2K063271Aquacel Hydrofiber Dressing and Aquacel AG with Hydrofiber Silver Impregnated…Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC2007—
−1K080383Aquacel Hydrofiber Wound Dressing and AG Hydrofiber DressingConvatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC2008—
0 (this device)K183645Silver High Performance DressingAdvanced Medical Solutions, Ltd.2019—
+1K210718LUOFUCON Extra Silver Gelling Fiber Dressing, LUOFUCON Silver Antibacterial…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd.2022—
+2K240485LUOFUCON® Extra Silver Gelling Fiber Dressing Plus (Prescription…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd.2024—
+2K221110LUOFUCON Silver Gelling Fiber Surgical Dressing, LUOFUCON Antibacterial…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd.2024—
+1K210974High Performance Antimicrobial Gelling Fiber with SilverAdvanced Medical Solutions, Ltd.2021—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
199810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202110
202210
202420
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K183645, 1992–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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
*K080383Aquacel Hydrofiber Wound Dressing and AG Hydrofiber Dressing
Summary page 4
…sing, Wound, Drug Classification: Unclassified (Pre-amendment) Classification Code: Product code: FRO Predicate Device(s): AQUACEL® Ag Hydrofiber Dressing (K080383) Certificate No. MD78010…
Convatec, A Division of E.R. Squibb & Sons, LLC2008—

Also cleared against K080383: 14 other devices →

What descends from it? (4)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K210718LUOFUCON Extra Silver Gelling Fiber Dressing, LUOFUCON Silver Antibacterial Gelling…Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd.20222
K210974High Performance Antimicrobial Gelling Fiber with SilverAdvanced Medical Solutions, Ltd.20210

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
May 25, 2022Class IIIZ-1806-2022Environmental controlFacility Temperature excursions (from June 2021-August 2021) prior to delivery; exposure to higher temperatures may have impacted product effectiveness. All lots received between 06/01/21-9/30/21. This device with this specific storage…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 27 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8.1 years on median.
  • None of the 6 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K210718 (Huizhou Foryou Medical Devices Co., Ltd., 2022) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 14 other devices also cite its predicate K080383.

How does its category compare?

All FRO devices

FRO Dressing, Wound, Drug: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, 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?

Under the supervision of a healthcare professional, Silver High Performance Dressing can be used in the management of

moderate to heavily exuding chronic and acute wounds. The dressing is indicated for use on the following wounds:

• Pressure ulcers (partial and full thickness)

• Leg ulcers (venous stasis ulcers, arterial ulcers and leg ulcers of mixed etiology)

• Diabetic foot ulcers

• Surgical wounds that heal by primary intent such as dermatological and surgical incisions

• Surgical wounds left to heal by secondary intention such as dehisced surgical incisions and donor sites

• Traumatic wounds

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K183645: Silver High Performance Dressing.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K183645

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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