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# COMFEEL PURILON GEL,15G(3900)/COMFEEL PURILON GEL,25G(3903) (K971597)

_Coloplast Corp. · NAE · Jul 29, 1997 · General, Plastic Surgery · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Coloplast Corp.
- **Product Code:** [NAE](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/NAE.md)
- **Decision Date:** Jul 29, 1997
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 878.4022
- **Device Class:** Class 1
- **Review Panel:** General, Plastic Surgery
- **Attributes:** Therapeutic

## Intended Use

For use in the management of leg ulcers and pressure sores. The gel provides a moist wound healing environment which encourages natural autolytic debridement.

## Device Story

Comfeel Purilon Gel is an absorbent hydrogel wound dressing. Composition includes calcium alginate, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, and purified water. Supplied sterile in 15g and 25g plastic bellow tubes. Applied topically to wounds to maintain a moist environment, facilitating natural autolytic debridement. Used in clinical or home settings for management of leg ulcers and pressure sores. Healthcare providers or patients apply the gel to the wound site. Benefits include support of natural healing processes through moisture management.

## Clinical Evidence

No clinical data provided. Biocompatibility established via primary skin irritation test in rabbits, cytotoxicity test in guinea pigs, and in vitro cytotoxicity test.

## Technological Characteristics

Hydrogel wound dressing composed of calcium alginate, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, and purified water. Supplied in plastic bellow tubes. Sterile. No electronic or software components.

## Regulatory Identification

A hydrogel wound dressing is a sterile or non-sterile device intended to cover a wound, to absorb wound exudate, to control bleeding or fluid loss, and to protect against abrasion, friction, desiccation, and contamination. It consists of a nonresorbable matrix made of hydrophilic polymers or other material in combination with water (at least 50 percent) and capable of absorbing exudate. This classification does not include a hydrogel 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

- IntraSite Gel ([K926508](/device/K926508.md))

## Submission Summary (Full Text)

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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

Coloplast Corporation c/o Mr. Richard A. Hamer Richard Hamer Associates, Inc. 6401 Meadows West Drive Ft. Worth, Texas 76132

Re: K971597

Comfeel® Purilon Gel Regulatory Class: Unclassified Product Code: MGQ Dated: April 30, 1997 Received: May 1, 1997

JUL 2 9 1997

Dear Mr. Hamer:

We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act). You may, therefore, market your device subject to the general controls provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) and the following limitations:

- This device may not be labeled for use on third degree burns. 1.
- 2. This device may not be labeled as having any accelerating effect on the rate of wound healing or epithelization.
- 3. This device may not be labeled as a long-term, permanent, or no-change dressing, or as an artificial (synthetic) skin.
- This device may not be labeled as a treatment or a cure for any type of 4. wound.

The iabeling claims listed above would be considered a major modification in the intended use of the device and would require a premarket notification submission (21 CFR

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807.81).The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practices, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval) it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for Medical Devices: General GMP regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic GMP inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations.

This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4595. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or 301-443-6597 or at its internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsmamain.html".

Sincerely yours,

Celia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D. Director Division of General and Restorative Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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K971597

# 510 (k) SUMMARY

### l. ADMINISTRATIVE

JUL 2 9 1997

Submitter: Coloplast, Inc. 1955 West Oak Circle Marietta, Georgia 30062-2249 USA

Contact Person: Ms. Syd Lilly

Date of Preparation: April 30, 1997

### II. DEVICE NAME

Proprietary Name: Comfeel® Purilon Gel Common Name: Wound Dressing Classification Name: Hydroge! Wound Dressing

## PREDICATE DEVICE III.

IntraSite Gel (Smith & Nephew United, Inc.); K926508.

## IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION

Comfeel® Purilon Gel is an absorbent hydrogel wound dressing composed of calcium alginate, sodium carboxymethylcellulose and purified water. The product is supplied sterile in 15 g and 25 g plastic bellow tubes.

The biocompatibility of Comfeel® Purilon Gel has been established by a primary skin irritation test in rabbits, a cytotoxicity test in guinea pigs, and an in vitro cytotoxicity test.

#### V. INTENDED USE

For use in the management of leg ulcers and pressure sores. The gel provides a moist wound healing environment which encourages natural autolytic debridement.

# VI. COMPARISON TO PREDICATE DEVICE

Comfeel® Purilon Gel is similar in composition, and intended use to other hydrogel wound dressings, such as IntraSite Gel (Smith & Nephew United, Inc.) K926508.

Accordingly, Coloplast Corporation concluded that Comfeel® Purilon Gel is safe and effective for its intended use and performs at least as well as other hydrogel wound dressings, such as IntraSite Gel.

[Revised: July 18, 1997]

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510(k) Number (if known):

K971597

Comfeel® Purilon Gel Device Name:

Indications for Use:

For use in the management of leg ulcers and pressure sores. The gel provides a moist wound healing environment which encourages natural autolytic debridement.

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

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Division of General Restorative Devices
510(k) Number

Prescription Use
(Per 21 CFR 801.109)

OR

Over-the-Counter Use

(Optional Format 1-2-96)

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