# K973507: Kendall Xeroform Petrolatum Dressing (6311,6312,6313,6314,6315,6316,6317)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Kendall Healthcare Products Co. Div.Of Tyco Health
- Decided: Dec 15, 1997 after 90 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
No predicates in its family tree.
4 later devices descend 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)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Sherwood Medical Xeroform Petrolatum Dressing: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K152970: Dynarex Xeroform Petrolatum Dressing (2016), 3 descendants of its own
- K181478: Roosin Xeroform Petrolatum Dressing (2019), 2 descendants of its own
- K193439: MEBO Wound Dressing (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K222657: MEBO Wound Dressing (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
It is intended for use as a primary contact layer in dressing wounds such as lacerations, skin graft recipient sites, newly sutured wounds, abrasions, and minor or partial thickness burns. It may also be used as an initial layer in dressing surgical wounds with light exudate where mild medication and deodorization are desired.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973507
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology