← Product Code [GDY](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GDY) · K945866

# CYLINDRICAL SPONGE (K945866)

_Lorrex Health Products · GDY · Dec 28, 1994 · General, Plastic Surgery · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Lorrex Health Products
- **Product Code:** [GDY](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GDY.md)
- **Decision Date:** Dec 28, 1994
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 878.4450
- **Device Class:** Class 1
- **Review Panel:** General, Plastic Surgery

## Regulatory Identification

Nonabsorbable gauze for internal use is a device made of an open mesh fabric intended to be used inside the body or a surgical incision or applied to internal organs or structures, to control bleeding, absorb fluid, or protect organs or structures from abrasion, drying, or contamination. The device is woven from material made of not less than 50 percent by mass cotton, cellulose, or a simple chemical derivative of cellulose, and contains x-ray detectable elements.

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**Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GDY/K945866](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GDY/K945866)

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