510(k) · Cleared
ClearedSurgical Drapes
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
International Medsurg Connection · KKX Drape, Surgical, Antimicrobial
Cleared on Jun 24, 1997 after an 85-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Jun 24, 1997
- Review
- 85 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- KKX
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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? (3)
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Medline Industries, Inc. Sterile OR Towels Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | A Plus International Sterile and Non-Sterile OR Towels Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Ulti-Med International Absorbent Fiber Operating Room Towels Named without a submission number |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
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.
How does its category compare?
All KKX devicesKKX Drape, Surgical, Antimicrobial: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · KKX
2in 2023
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · KKX
182in 2014
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · KKX
2in 2024
Class I (7 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · KKX
24in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code KKX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 181 | 1 | 24 |
| 2008 | 5 | 164 | 0 | 24 |
| 2009 | 5 | 114 | 0 | 27 |
| 2010 | 8 | 107 | 1 | 25 |
| 2011 | 4 | 147 | 1 | 57 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 1 | 40 |
| 2013 | 3 | 227 | 7 | 63 |
| 2014 | 6 | 182 | 7 (7) | 28 |
| 2015 | 2 | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 4 | 56 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 30 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 32 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 41 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 41 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 32 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | 19 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
What is it indicated for?
For use in hospitals, clinics, laboratories or other facilities where absorbent toweling may be used.
For use as absorbent toweling for cleanup, preparation or squaring off a surgical incision site. For use during surgical procedures to provide extra absorption of blood and body fluids.
For use a) to dry off surgeons, doctor or nurses hands after scrubbing, (b) to square off a surgical incision site, and (c) to absorb blood or body fluids during a surgical procedure.
Not intended for use as surgical packing.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K971159 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K971159: Surgical Drapes.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971159
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026