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Care Band Antibacterial Bandages

K983368510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 17, 1999146-day reviewClass I21 CFR 880.5240

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

Aso Corp. · KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive

Cleared on Feb 17, 1999 after a 146-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Feb 17, 1999
Review
146 days
Class
Class I
Product code
KGX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K983368Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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 KGX devices

KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KGX

FDA has decided no KGX device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KGX

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

Recalls per year · KGX

8in 2025

2010: 82011: 42012: 22015: 32019: 12025: 8
2007high 8 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KGX

317in 2025

2007: 372008: 262009: 372010: 312011: 392012: 592013: 882014: 982015: 2002016: 1582017: 2062018: 2132019: 4882020: 1,2902021: 5622022: 2532023: 1922024: 2242025: 317
2007high 1,290 (2020) · low 26 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KGX, 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
20070—037
20080—026
20090—037
20100—831
20110—439
20120—259
20130—088
20140—098
20150—3200
20160—0158
20170—0206
20180—0213
20190—1488
20200—01,290
20210—0562
20220—0253
20230—0192
20240—0224
20250—8317
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Antibacterial bandages are to be applied topically to the skin to help prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes, and burns.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K983368: Care Band Antibacterial Bandages.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983368

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026