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Avogel

K981353510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 1, 1999413-day reviewClass I21 CFR 878.4025

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

Avocet Polymer Technologies, Inc. · MDA Elastomer, Silicone, For Scar Management

Cleared on Jun 1, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K894226 (Dow Corning Wright, 1990) and 2 other predicates after a 413-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1990.

Decided: Jun 1, 1999
Review: 413 days
Class: Class I
Product code: MDA
Recalls: None
Predicates: 3

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K894226 (1990). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK894226 Silastic Soft SheetingDow Corning Wright · 1990
This deviceK981353 AvogelAvocet Polymer Technologies, Inc. · 1999

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K894226	Silastic Soft Sheeting	Dow Corning Wright	1990	—
0 (this device)	K981353	Avogel	Avocet Polymer Technologies, Inc.	1999	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1994	1	0
1996	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K981353, 1990–1999Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K894226	Silastic Soft Sheeting Summary page 1 …022 Medical specialty: General & Plastic Surgery Product code: MGQ SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT PRODUCTS Silastic Soft Sheeting Dow Corning P.O.Box 100 Arlington, TN 38002 K894226 Cica-Care Silicone Gel Sheet Smith & Nephew 11775 Starkley Rd. Largo, FL 34649 K935803 NovaGel Sheeting Brennen Medical, Inc. 1…	Dow Corning Wright	1990	—
*	K935803	Cica-Care Silicone Gel Sheet Summary page 1 …LENT PRODUCTS Silastic Soft Sheeting Dow Corning P.O.Box 100 Arlington, TN 38002 K894226 Cica-Care Silicone Gel Sheet Smith & Nephew 11775 Starkley Rd. Largo, FL 34649 K935803 NovaGel Sheeting Brennen Medical, Inc. 1290 Hammond Rd. St. Paul, MN 55110 K963128 05/27/99 11:586 FAX 630 587…	Smith & Nephew United, Inc.	1994	—
*	K963128	Novagel Silicone Gel Sheeting Summary page 1 …94226 Cica-Care Silicone Gel Sheet Smith & Nephew 11775 Starkley Rd. Largo, FL 34649 K935803 NovaGel Sheeting Brennen Medical, Inc. 1290 Hammond Rd. St. Paul, MN 55110 K963128 05/27/99 11:586 FAX 630 587 9491 AVOCET 105 510(k) SUMMARY K981353, Page2 4, w 4 DEVICE DESCRIPTION Avogel…	Brennen Medical, Inc.	1996	—

Also cleared against K894226: 2 other devices →

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.

What does this lineage say?

None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K894226.

How does its category compare?

All MDA devices

MDA Elastomer, Silicone, For Scar Management: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MDA

2in 2011

2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MDA

Too few MDA 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · MDA

No recall names MDA since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MDA

3in 2025

2007high 8 (2023) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MDA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	MAUDE reports
2007	0	—	3
2008	0	—	0
2009	1	—	0
2010	0	—	0
2011	2	—	0
2012	0	—	0
2013	0	—	2
2014	0	—	1
2015	0	—	2
2016	0	—	5
2017	0	—	3
2018	0	—	2
2019	0	—	5
2020	0	—	4
2021	0	—	3
2022	0	—	0
2023	0	—	8
2024	0	—	0
2025	0	—	3
2026	0	—	—

What is it indicated for?

Avogel® is intended for use in the management of hypertrophic scars.

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/K981353 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K981353: Avogel.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981353

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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