K043063 · Oxyband Technologies, Inc. · NAD · Mar 24, 2005 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K043063
Device Name
OXYBAND WOUND DRESSING
Applicant
Oxyband Technologies, Inc.
Product Code
NAD · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Mar 24, 2005
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4020
Device Class
Class 1
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Prescription OxyBand ™ Wound Dressings are intended to provide a moist environment to facilitate the normal wound healing process. OxyBand ™ Wound Dressings can be used to cover and protect wounds and catheter sites, or used as a secondary dressing for other wound products such as gauze, alginates, hydrogels, debridement facilitators, or a protective cover at risk skin. The OxyBand ™ Wound Dressings are indicated for: clean closed surgical incisions, skin graft donor sites, Stage I or II pressure sores, superficial wounds such as abrasions, skin tears, and blisters, lacerations, first and second degree burns, chafed skin, skin continuously exposed to moisture, secondary dressing over gauze, alginates or hydrogels. The Over-The-Counter OxyBand ™ Wound Dressings are intended to protect light to moderate wounds, including skin tears, scrapes, minor pressure sores, blisters, lacerations, minor burns, to protect chafed or irritated skin or skin continuously exposed to moisture, and to create a moist environment for wound healing.
Device Story
OxyBand is a multilayer wound dressing; provides moist environment; supplies oxygen to wound site. Applied directly over clean skin or wounds; remains in place up to 5 days. Dressing maintains elevated oxygen levels over wound area while intact. Used in clinical or home settings; applied by clinicians or patients. Protects against water, dirt, germs. Benefits include facilitated healing process and protection of compromised skin.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Study demonstrated that oxygen levels rise steadily over the device area for the first few hours after application and maintain elevated levels through 5 days while the dressing remains intact.
Technological Characteristics
Multilayer occlusive wound dressing. Designed to be water, dirt, and germ resistant. Provides oxygen supply to wound site. Form factor is a flexible adhesive dressing. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients with clean closed surgical incisions, skin graft donor sites, Stage I/II pressure sores, superficial wounds (abrasions, skin tears, blisters, lacerations), first/second degree burns, chafed skin, or skin exposed to moisture. Used as primary or secondary dressing. Available for prescription and OTC use.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An occlusive wound dressing is a nonresorbable, sterile or non-sterile device intended to cover a wound, to provide or support a moist wound environment, and to allow the exchange of gases such as oxygen and water vapor through the device. It consists of a piece of synthetic polymeric material, such as polyurethane, with or without an adhesive backing. This classification does not include an occlusive wound dressing that contains added drugs such as antimicrobial agents, added biologics such as growth factors, or is composed of materials derived from animal sources.
Predicate Devices
3M Medical Products Tegaderm ™ Transparent Dressing (K973036)
Innovative Troudots Togaderin Film and Intelligent Film Dressings (K973312)
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. KCI Wound Cell Transparent Wound Dressing (K020781)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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#### 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness for the OxyBand III. Technologies OxyBand TM Wound Dressing
This 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness is being submitted in accordance with This STO(K) Bammary of the SMDA 1990 and 21 CFR 807.92.
### 1. General Information
### MAR 2 4 2005 OxyBand Technologies Submitter: 33 Bayview Terrace Mill Valley, CA 94941 Maureen O'Connell Contact Person: 5 Timber Lane North Reading, MA 01864 Telephone: 978-207-1245 Fax: 978-207-1246 March 16, 2005 Summary Preparation Date: 2. Names OxyBand TM Wound Dressing Device Name: Dressing, wound and burn, occlusive Classification Name: Product Code: MGP Panel: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Devices
### 3. Predicate Devices
The OxyBand TM Wound Dressing is substantially equivalent to the 3M Medical Products Tegaderm ™ Transparent Dressing (K973036), the Innovative Troudots Togaderin
Film and Intelligent Film and Intelligent Film Dressings (K973312) and the Kinetic Concepts, Inc. KCI Wound Cell Transparent Wound Dressing (K020781).
### 4. Device Description
OxyBand™ is a multilayer wound dressing that keeps out water, dirt and germs, and supplies oxygen to the wound. It is designed to be applied directly over clean skin or wounds for up to 5 days. A study has shown that upon attaching the dressing over a test plate, oxygen levels rise steadily over the device area for the first few hours and then maintain at elevated levels through 5 days as long as the dressing remains intact and secure around the perimeter.
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### 5. Indications for Use
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# DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
MAR 2 4 2005
Oxyband Technologies, Inc. c/o Ms. Maureen O'Connell 5 Timber Lane North Reading, Massachusetts 01864
Re: K043063
Trade/Device Name: OxyBand™ Wound Dressings Regulatory Class: Unclassified Product Code: FRO Dated: March 10, 2005 Received: March 10, 2005
Dear Ms. O'Connell:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the indication We have reviewed your Section 510(x) premained in substantially equivalent (for the indications
referenced above and have determined the device is substance in interestate referenced above and nave determined the actived predicate devices marketed in interstate for use stated in the encrosule) to regary manced provice Medical Device Amendments, or to commerce prior to May 28, 1776, the enactions with the provisions of the Federal Food. Drug. devices that have been recuired in accordance was a premarket approval application (PMA).
and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval applicat and Cosment Act (Act) that do not require approval controls provisions of the Act. The You may, therefore, market the devices, baojest to annual registration, listing of general controls provisions of the rict mercial sequences against misbranding and adulteration.
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publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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Miriam C. Provost, Ph.D. Acting Director Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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ICO 43063
Two short videos show you everything — or skip straight to the written tutorial if you'd rather read. You can reopen this any time from the Tutorial button in the top bar.
Part 1 — Search, results, and everyday workflows 16 min
Part 2 — Embeddings: the galaxy map 3 min
1. Search: exact and fuzzy
Type a phrase like "coronary artery calcification" into the search box. You get two kinds of results. Exact results match the literal phrase — prefix searches work ("coronary artery calcificati") but suffix searches do not. Fuzzy results match on the meaning and intent of your phrase rather than the exact words, and are sorted by relevance score. Hover over the Exact or Fuzzy badge on any row to see exactly why it matched.
Use the checkboxes above the results to narrow: SaMD keeps only software-only devices, AI / ML keeps only devices with AI.
Exact vs. fuzzy search: what's the difference?
Exact matches on the literal phrase (prefix search works, suffix does not). Fuzzy matches on the meaning and intent of the phrase rather than the exact words. Hover over the badge on any row to see why it matched.
You search "coronary artery calcification" and want only software devices with AI. What two filters do you apply?
Narrow by SaMD (software-only devices), then narrow by AI/ML (devices with AI).
2. The results table
Scroll right in the results table. The intended use is extracted for you — no need to open the PDF. The device story gives a high-level snapshot of what the device does and how it's used. The AI Performance sub-table shows each output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, and development/test dataset descriptions — the same format Innolitics uses for regulatory strategy outputs, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. It is AI-generated but has been very reliable in practice.
Where do you find a device's intended use without opening the PDF?
Scroll right in the search results table. The intended use column is extracted for you; no need to dig into the 510(k) summary PDF.
What does the AI Performance sub-table show, and why is it useful?
Output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, development dataset description, and test dataset description. It's the same format we use for regulatory strategy output and Fast 510(k) input, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. AI-generated but reliable in practice.
3. Judging fuzzy relevance
Fuzzy results trail off in relevance as you scroll. Use three signals to decide how far down to go: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether your target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, you're past the relevant zone. A top hit with a low score (~0.4) and a stretched explanation is a hint the closest predicates are far away — the project may be headed for De Novo. Note the fuzzy search is a pattern match: it doesn't handle negation ("not") well, and hardware devices can appear — filter by SaMD/AI ML to cut them.
How do you judge how far down fuzzy search results to go?
Use the relevancy signals: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether the target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, results are trailing off in relevancy.
4. Device detail page: chat and citations
Click a device name to open its detail page: device facts on the left, a chat window on the right. Ask something like "Describe the training data". The answer carries little citation bubbles — click one to jump to the highlighted passage in the source PDF, so you can verify every AI answer against the document. There's also a Download PDF button for sharing.
How do you verify an AI chat answer on the device detail page?
Click the citation bubbles to jump to the relevant highlight in the source document.
Reading rule for every project: how many summaries do you read in full?
At least the three most relevant 510(k) or De Novo summaries, in full. After that, use targeted chat questions to confirm your memory quickly. The tool supports this professional habit — it doesn't replace it.
5. Side-by-side comparison
Select multiple rows in the results table (aim for under ~10), then open the PDF Viewer tab. Ask one question — it goes to all selected devices in parallel, each with citations. This is the fastest way to compare and contrast devices: training data, PCCP scope, how they handled adding new scanners, and so on.
What does the side-by-side PDF viewer mode do?
Select multiple devices, open the PDF viewer tab, and ask one question (e.g., "Describe the training data"). It queries all selected devices simultaneously with citations, so you can compare and contrast quickly.
6. Collections
With rows selected, go to the Collections tab and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). Reload that selection any time — before a client call, pull up the collection and ask questions across all of its devices at once.
How do you save a set of selected devices for later use?
Select the rows, go to the Collections tab, and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). You can reload the selection anytime and carry it into the PDF viewer and other tabs that support selections.
7. Product codes and the regulations tree
Click a product code in the results to jump to it in the regulations tree — identification text, sibling product codes, and devices you can open in a PDF viewer on the right. Click a regulation number to see its identification, special controls, and related product codes. You can also search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree. Always read the special controls if any exist for your device — it broadens your search and sharpens pre-kickoff research.
What can you do from the regulations tree view?
Browse product codes and regulation numbers, read the identification text and special controls, browse sibling product codes, open device PDFs on the right, and search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree.
8. Chart view
Click Show Chart and segment by regulation number (or product code) to see which regulations dominate your result set. Clicking a regulation takes you into the regulations tree. Great for spotting that most matches are, say, hardware laparoscopic devices — a cue to go back and filter.
How do you see which regulations dominate a search result set?
Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
9. The predicate graph
Open the Predicates tab for a family-tree view of predicate relationships. Click a node to trace its parents and children; selections from search carry over pre-selected. Commonly predicated devices are worth reading — a lot of people predicated them for a reason. The visual lineage is also handy on client calls, e.g. to show how a predicate family evolved and justify why your predicate still holds.
In the predicate graph, why are commonly predicated devices worth reading?
A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.