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# PYL · Wound Drainage Kit

_General, Plastic Surgery · 21 CFR 878.4014 · Class 1_

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## Overview

- **Product Code:** PYL
- **Device Name:** Wound Drainage Kit
- **Regulation:** [21 CFR 878.4014](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/878.4014)
- **Device Class:** 1
- **Review Panel:** [General, Plastic Surgery](/submissions/SU)

## Identification

A nonresorbable gauze/sponge for external use is a sterile or nonsterile device intended for medical purposes, such as to be placed directly on a patient's wound to absorb exudate. It consists of a strip, piece, or pad made from open woven or nonwoven mesh cotton cellulose or a simple chemical derivative of cellulose. This classification does not include a nonresorbable gauze/sponge for external use that contains added drugs such as antimicrobial agents, added biologics such as growth factors, or is composed of materials derived from animal sources.

## Classification Rationale

Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in part 807, subpart E of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 878.9.

## Recent Cleared Devices (0 of 0)

_No cleared devices on record._

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

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