Product Code: GAM FDA class 2 21 CFR 878.4493

Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid

General, Plastic Surgery

The Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid (product code GAM) is a synthetic absorbable suture made from polyglycolic acid, which is broken down by hydrolysis in the body over weeks to months, used for internal tissue closure during general and plastic surgery. It is classified as FDA Class 2, indicating moderate risk, and requires a 510(k) premarket notification. The device is regulated under 21 CFR 878.4493 in the General, Plastic Surgery specialty (SU). This device carries an implant designation, as it is placed within body tissue during use.

510(k)s
143
FEI Numbers
148
Registration Numbers
148
Unique Applicants
67
Years Active
34

Basic Information

Product Code
GAM
Device Class
FDA class 2
Regulation Number
878.4493
Medical Specialty
General, Plastic Surgery
Review Panel
SU
Submission Type
1

Device Characteristics

GMP Exempt
Implant
Life Sustain/Support
Third Party
Summary Malfunction Reporting

510(k) Clearance History

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Related 510(k) Clearances

This FDA classification is associated with 143 510(k) clearances via K numbers.

K Number Device Name
K233265 Monotime and Optime R
K232372 Peters Surgical ADVANTIME Absorbable Suture (ADVANTIME)
K221527 StitchKit
K221744 STRATAFIX™ Spiral MONOCRYL™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device
K212810 MONOFIX PGCL, knotless wound closure device
K211792 StitchKit
K202950 StitchKit COMBO
K201996 Monocryl Plus Antibacterial Suture
K200392 REXSIN
K200140 Silhouette Instalift
K192580 STRATAFIX Spiral Monocryl, Plus Bidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device
K183183 VICRYL Polyglactin 910 Sterile Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture, PDS II Polydioxanone Sterile Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture, PDS Plus Antibacterial Polydioxanone Sterile Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture
K183004 WEGO-PGA RAPID
K183001 WEGO-PGLA RAPID
K181652 Coated Vicryl Plus Antibacterial (Polyglactin 910) Absorable Suture
K181320 Caprolon
K180625 Rondek PGA Suture (Beige or Violet)
K173874 StitchKit V-Loc 90, StitchKit V-Loc 180, StitchKit Quill PDO
K173779 REXMONO, PDREX
K173043 Holycon Synthetic Absorbable Sutures
K171001 Monosyn Quick Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture
K170166 CARESORB-Polyglactin 910 Surgical Suture, CARESORB-Polyglactin 910 (fast absorbing) Surgical Suture
K172659 MEGASORB - Natural absorbable Polyglycolic Acid Surgical Suture, MITSU - Absorbable Polyglactin 910 Surgical Sutures, MITSU FST - Absorbable Polyglactin 910 Surgical Suture, FILAXYN - Absorbable Polydioxanone Surgical (PDS), FILAPRON - Absorbable poly(glycolide-co-caprolactone) Surgical Suture
K163676 Silhouette InstaLift
K171494 TroClose1200, TroClose1200 Cannula
K170661 Novosyn Quick Absorbable Suture
K161629 CRYLREX
K160564 TroClose1200
K161726 E-Pack Procedure Kit
K153611 Coated VICRYU (Polyglactin 91O)Sterile Synthetic Absorbable Suture Cartridges, ETHIBOND Polybutilate Coated Polyester Sterile Synthetic Non-Absorbable Suture Cartridges, PROXISURE Suturing Device
K143584 PGA RESORBA, PGA RESOQUICK, GLYCOLON
K150717 Megasorb, Mitsu, Mitsu FST, Filaxyn, Filapron
K151200 STRATAFIX Spiral MONOCRYL Knotless Tissue Control Device, STRATAFIX Spiral MONOCRYL Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device
K142061 SILHOUETTE INSTALIFT
K142822 PLIASURE Polyglycolide Synthetic Absorbable Suture
K142810 WEGO-PGCL Absorbable Surgical Monofilament Suture
K140039 POLYCRYL
K141778 QUILL MONODERM KNOTLESS TISSUE-CLOSURE DEVICE, VARIABLE LOOP DESIGN
K141625 POLYSYN SURGICAL SUTURE
K141558 QUILL MONODERM KNOTLESS TISSUE-CLOSURE DEVICE
K123940 DEMEQUICKTM (RAPID ABSORBABLE) SYNTHETIC SURGICAL SUTURE
K140227 MONODERM SURGICAL SUTURE
K132580 COATED VICRYL PLUS ANTIMICROBIAL (POLYGLACTIN 910) SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K130737 SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K130735 SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K130083 DEMECAPRONE (POLIGLECAPRONE 25) SYNTHETIC MONOFILAMENT (PGCL) ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K123836 QUILL MONODERM KNOTLESS TISSUE-CLOSURE DEVICE, VARIABLE LOOP DESIGN
K122734 AESCULAP NOVOSYN ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K123409 QUILL MONODERM KNOTLESS TISSUE-CLOSURE DEVICE, VARIABLE LOOP DESIGN
K122898 QUILL MONODERM KNOTLESS TISSUE-CLOSURE DEVICE, VARIABLE LOOP DESIGN
K120556 VILET VILET QUICK
K111442 V-LOC 180 ABSORBABLE RELOAD, V-LOC PBT NON-ABSORBABLE RELOAD, ENDO STITCH (TM) ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING DEVICE, SILS (TM)...
K102592 SUTRAZORB
K100257 VLOC9ABSORBABLE WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE
K093408 V-LOC 180 ABSORBABLE WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE
K091087 MODIFICATION TO V-LOC 180 ABSORBABLE WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE
K082662 V-LOC 180 ABSORBABLE WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE
K080412 ABSORBABLE SYNTHETIC SUTURE WITH NEEDLE ATTACHMENT (PGA BRAIDED)
K081003 TRUSYNTH, ABSORBABLE (POLYGLACTIN 910) SUTURE
K081002 MONOGLYDE, ABSORBABLE (POLIGLECAPRONE 25) SUTURE
K072863 ATRAMAT PGC25 POLY(GLYCOLIDE-CO-EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE) SURGICAL SUTURES
K072859 ATRAMAT PGLA90 POLY(GLYCOLIDE-CO-L-LACTIDE) SURGICAL SUTURES
K073493 HEPATOSTAT SET
K072646 UNICAPRONE
K072645 UNIGLACTIN
K072644 UNICRYL QUICK
K072229 MONOSWIFT
K072028 QUILL SELF-RETAINING SYSTEM (SRS) COMPRISED OF MONODERM
K063536 POLYSORB* SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE WITH MODIFIED PACKAGING
K063462 NEATSTITCH NEATCLOSE SUTURING DEVICE
K061796 HEPATOSTAT SET, MODEL 760X
K062366 OPTIME, SINUSORB PGA
K060801 DEKNA-LOK MODEL BP1000V2L
K060828 MODIFICATION TO ENDOTINE RIBBON
K053636 MANI NEEDLE & SUTURE PACK (PGA ABSORBABLE)
K052437 MODIFIED MONODERM MONOFILAMENT, SYNTHETIC, ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K051700 OPTICLEAN LENS IRRIGATOR & OPTIDOCK TISSUE LIGATOR
K050845 MONOCRYL PLUS ANTIBACTERIAL SUTURE
K051415 ENDOTINE RIBBON
K050771 LUPINE LOOP
K041515 TRUGLYDE ABSORBABLE POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SURGICAL SUTURE
K050611 ENDOTINE RIBBON
K043539 DEMETECH STERILE SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURES (PGA) AND NEEDLES
K042288 UNICRYL
K042233 PASSING NEEDLE WITH ETHIBOND, PANACRYL OR ORTHOCORD SUTURE
K042141 POLYGLYTONE 6211 SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K041806 PASSING NEEDLE WITH ETHIBOND, PANACRYL OR ORTHOCORD SUTURE; AND PASSING NEEDLE WITH ETHIBOND LOOP
K040477 MONODERM
K040282 ATRAMAT AND SORB-FAST POLYGLYCOLIC ACID
K033762 SERRALAPG
K033746 MODIFIED COATED VICRYL* RAPIDE (POLYGLACTIN 910) SUTURE
K033115 ORTHODEK
K032586 CAPROSYN ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K032698 COAPT ENDOTINE MIDFACE-ST 4.5 DEVICE
K032420 MODIFIED COATED VICRYL PLUS ANTIBACTERIAL (POLYGLACTIN 910) SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K031286 SAFIL AND SAFIL QUICK SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K023710 VISORB SWIFT
K022715 COATED VICRYL PLUS ANTIMICROBIAL (POLYGLACTIN 910) SUTURE
K021767 ASSUFIL
K022269 COATED VICRYL* (POLYGLACTIN 910) SUTURE
K022664 PGA (POLYGLYCOLIC) SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE U.S.P.
K014021 SHARPOINT COATED, FAST ABSORBING POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SYNTHETIC SUTURE, UNDYED
K013671 L-25 ABSORBABLE SURIGCAL SUTURE
K013177 MULTITAK SUTURE SNAP SYSTEM
K011372 AESCULAP, INC. SAFIL QUICK SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K011375 AESCULAP, INC., MONOSYN SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K010672 MONOGRAMS SYNTHETIC MONOFILAMENT ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K002639 BIOKNOTLESS ANCHOR
K003017 GRAMSORB SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K002190 POLYGLYCOLIC ACID (PGA), ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE (USP)
K000037 MONOFILAMENT BIOSYN SUTURE
K994001 POLYGLYCOLIC ACID
K992088 BONDEK PLUS POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K991191 BONDEK POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K984374 SURGISORB
K990432 SURGISORB
K990951 MAXON** STERILE, SYNTHETIC, ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K981935 POLYSORB SUTURE
K980610 DEXON RAPID (DEXON R)
K980704 SAFIL SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K974299 PANACRYL
K972566 DEXON VIOLET
K971208 MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. ORTHOPEDIC TRAYS/KITS/PACKS
K970863 MODIFIED USSC* POLYSORB SUTURE
K970317 MODIFIED E-PACK PROCEDURE KIT
K965162 LUKENS PGA, (POLYGLYCOLIC ACID) SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE,COATED, BRAIDED-U.S.P.
K964345 ETHICON ABSORBABLE POLY (L-LACTIDE/GLYCOLIDE) SURGICAL SUTURE, UNDYED
K963253 SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K962480 COATED VICRYL RAPIDE (POLYGLACTIN 910) BRAIDED, SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE, UNDYED
K961997 USSC BRAIDED SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K953869 POLYSORB II COATED SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K951520 USSC POLYSORB SUTURE
K945285 USSC MONOFILAMENT POLYSORB SUTURE
K946271 VICRYO* (POLYGLACTIN 910) BRAIDED COATED AND UNCOATED SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE, DYED & UNDYED, BRAIDED AND MONOFILAMT
K951352 DEXON S, DEXON PLUS, AND DEXON II POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SUTURE
K944937 SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE
K944110 VICRYL RAPIDE SUTURE
K930772 ETHICON* MONOCRYL (POLIGLECAPRONE 25) SUTURE
K930588 DEXON S, DEXON PLUS, AND DEXON II POLYCOLIC ACID
K930360 SUTURES
K930746 SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K915835 COATED VICRYL* II
K905482 BONDEK POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SYNTHETIC ABSORB. SUTURE

FEI Numbers

This FDA classification entry is associated with 148 FEI numbers. Click on an entry to view related FDA registrations.

Registration Numbers

This FDA classification entry is associated with 148 registration numbers. Click on an entry to view related FDA registrations.