Product code QBW— General, Plastic Surgery

VESTEX Apparel

Classification name
Surgical Apparel With Material Claims
Device class
Class 2
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4040
Advisory panel
General, Plastic Surgery
Total cleared
1
First cleared
Most recent

FDA classification definition

“Surgical apparel with material claims are devices that are intended to be worn by operating room personnel during surgical procedures to protect both the surgical patient and the operating room personnel from transfer of microorganisms, body fluids, and particulate material. Surgical apparel with material claims contain components that have been constructed, treated, modified, and/or coated with substances that are intended or known to create or enhance a functional element of the device. Examples include fluid repellency, soil retention, or antimicrobial activity.”

— U.S. Food and Drug Administration, device classification record for product code QBW under 21 CFR 878.4040, via openFDA

Market context for product code QBW

FDA has cleared 1 device under product code QBW, all in 2018, filed by 1 applicant company. No FDA device recalls reference this product code. Class II devices are moderate-risk and subject to general and special controls; most reach market through 510(k) clearance by demonstrating substantial equivalence to a predicate device.

Top applicants under product code QBW

Recent clearances under product code QBW

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