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Cicacare Roll-on Gel-Scar Management Liquid Gel.

K991968510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 30, 199949-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

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · MDA Elastomer, Silicone, For Scar Management

Cleared on Jul 30, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K954413 (Allied Biomedical Corp., 1995) and 2 other predicates after a 49-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1990.

Decided
Jul 30, 1999
Review
49 days
Class
Class I
Product code
MDA
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K894226 (1990). 4 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1998: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestorK894226 · Silastic Soft Sheeting · Dow Corning Wright · 1990K960254 · Silgel Topical Gel Sheet · Rofil Medical USA, Inc. · 1996199019921994199619982000
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors K960254 · Silgel Topical Gel Sheet · Rofil Medical USA, Inc. · 1996K894226 · Silastic Soft Sheeting · Dow Corning Wright · 19900
  1. Root · 2 generations backK894226 Silastic Soft SheetingDow Corning Wright · 1990
  2. 1 generation backK960254 Silgel Topical Gel SheetRofil Medical USA, Inc. · 1996
  3. This deviceK991968 Cicacare Roll-on Gel-Scar Management Liquid Gel.Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 1999
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K894226Silastic Soft SheetingDow Corning Wright1990—
−1K960254Silgel Topical Gel SheetRofil Medical USA, Inc.1996—
0 (this device)K991968Cicacare Roll-on Gel-Scar Management Liquid Gel.Smith & Nephew, Inc.1999—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199510
199810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K991968, 1990–1999Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (4)

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
*K954413Kelocote
Summary page 1
…components do not contain animal ingredients. Substantially equivalent products are contained in the following matrix. Product 510(K) Kelocote Allied Bio- Medical Corp K954413 Silgel Biosil Ltd. K960254 Rejuveness Rickmark International K974380 Corp. Clinicel Life Medical Sciences, Inc. 510/cica care ro…
Allied Biomedical Corp.1995—
*K960254Silgel Topical Gel Sheet
Summary page 1
…nimal ingredients. Substantially equivalent products are contained in the following matrix. Product 510(K) Kelocote Allied Bio- Medical Corp K954413 Silgel Biosil Ltd. K960254 Rejuveness Rickmark International K974380 Corp. Clinicel Life Medical Sciences, Inc. 510/cica care roll on gel 510K summary.doc…
Rofil Medical USA, Inc.1996—
*K974380Rejuveness
Summary page 1
…nt products are contained in the following matrix. Product 510(K) Kelocote Allied Bio- Medical Corp K954413 Silgel Biosil Ltd. K960254 Rejuveness Rickmark International K974380 Corp. Clinicel Life Medical Sciences, Inc. 510/cica care roll on gel 510K summary.doc June 10, 1999 Public Healt…
Rejuveness Pharamceuticals, Inc.1998—
*—Clinicel
Named without a submission number
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Also cleared against K954413: 1 other device →

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?

  • The line of descent spans 9 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 6.2 years on median.
  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K954413.

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

2009: 12011: 2
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

2007: 32013: 22014: 12015: 22016: 52017: 32018: 22019: 52020: 42021: 32023: 82025: 3
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
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—03
20080—00
20091—00
20100—00
20112—00
20120—00
20130—02
20140—01
20150—02
20160—05
20170—03
20180—02
20190—05
20200—04
20210—03
20220—00
20230—08
20240—00
20250—03
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

* The device is intended for the management of hypertrophic and keloid scars.

* The device may prevent the formation of hypertrophic and keloid scars.

* The product is indicated for use only on intact skin.

* For application to Hypertrophic and Keloid Scars as a means of reducing the size and erythema of scars resulting from burns, trauma and surgery.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K991968: Cicacare Roll-on Gel-Scar Management Liquid Gel..” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K991968

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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