Product Code: GAT FDA class 2 21 CFR 878.5000

Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene

General, Plastic Surgery

The Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene (product code GAT) is a synthetic, nonabsorbable suture constructed from polyethylene, used in general and plastic surgery to provide lasting wound closure and tissue approximation where permanent suture material is indicated. It is classified as FDA Class 2, requiring a 510(k) premarket notification to demonstrate substantial equivalence. The device is regulated under 21 CFR 878.5000 in the General, Plastic Surgery specialty (SU). This device carries an implant designation, as it is placed through body tissue during application.

510(k)s
167
FEI Numbers
233
Registration Numbers
233
Unique Applicants
97
Years Active
31

Basic Information

Product Code
GAT
Device Class
FDA class 2
Regulation Number
878.5000
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 167 510(k) clearances via K numbers.

K Number Device Name
K242201 HyperSuture White/Green Extension Line
K241376 HyperSuture All Blue Extension Line
K234079 HyperSuture Extension Line
K231163 HS Fiber Sutures
K230311 HyperSuture
K231183 Non absorbable Surgical Polyester Suture
K223500 SuperBall Meniscal Repair System
K223122 MENIX®; MENIX® DUO
K230510 MyEllevate
K213046 AceConnex Pre-Sutured Fascia
K230036 Pre-Sutured Tendon (4561SC / Single Strand); Pre-Sutured Tendon (4564SC / Quadruple Strand )
K223822 ACTIVBRAID™
K220880 Arthrex BioSuture
K222078 Arthrex SoftStitch
K221354 Arthrex SutureTape
K220186 Zone Specific AIM
K220219 PERMALOOP Suture, PERMATAPE Suture
K212146 Arthrex LoopLoc Knotless Suture
K210675 EasyWhip
K203186 DYNATAPE Suture
K203393 FAST-FIX FLEX
K190707 Arthrex SoftStitch
K202242 HS Fiber
K193575 Arthrex SutureTape
K192490 Tevdek II, Silky II Polydek, 'Cottony' II, NextStitch
K192637 High Strength Suture
K190777 DemeTECH DemeFORCE Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture
K191268 Force Fiber Suture
K190817 HS Fiber
K181633 MTF Pre-Sutured Tendon
K181774 Force Fiber White and White/Blue, White/Black, Blue, and White/Green sutures; Force Fiber OrthoTape suture; Bondek suture and Bondek Plus suture; Monodek suture; Polyglytone*6211 suture
K181182 DYNACORD Suture
K181772 NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System, CTX-A004 (size 0)
K180191 SuperBall Meniscal Repair System
K180531 NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System
K170957 ReConnex Pre-Sutured Tendon
K172016 Force Fiber Fusion Suture
K170642 GRAVITY™ Soft Tissue Repair System
K171680 Infinity-Lock 3, Infinity-Lock 5
K171296 SutureTape
K163651 ExpressBraid Graft Manipulation
K163142 SpeedStitch Suture Passer; SpeedStitch Suture Cartridges, White Suture, Blue Cobraid, Black Cobraid, Mixed Pack; SpeedStitch Needle Loader and Unloader
K160854 MaxBraid BroadBand Suture and Expressbraid BroadBand Graft Manipulation Suture
K162247 PERMATAPE
K162310 XBraid TT Suture Tape
K161638 SPEEDTRAP Graft Preparation System
K153089 'cottony' II TAPE, PLEDGETS
K153087 IvyAIR Meniscus System, Curved, IvyAIR Meniscus System, Straight, IvyAIR Meniscus System, Reverse Curved
K153076 silky II POLYDEK, cottony II, TEVDEK II, NextStitch, DEKLENE II, DEKLENE MAXX Gabbay-Frater, NYLON, SILK, STAINLESS STEEL
K153746 Dunamis Force DFX Tensile Tape
K153307 HS SutureTape
K152868 ExpressBraid Graft Manipulation
K153096 LARIAT RS Suture Delivery Device
K151758 ALAR Nasal Valve Stent
K151009 Nexus Suture
K150584 Stryker Suture Tape
K143356 NovoStitch Plus Meniscal Repair System
K150327 Dunamis Force DFX Suture, Size 5, Dunamis Force DFX Suture Size 2
K150438 Force Fiber OrthoTape suture
K142241 LARIAT sulture Delivery Device
K141072 SUPOLENE
K133770 A.I.M. KNOTLESS MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE
K140019 ARTHREX BIOSUTURE
K132079 TFCC FAST-FIX KIT
K132357 SMITH & NEPHEW ULTRATAPE
K132043 ARTHREX SPEEDCINCH
K122735 SORIN VASCULOOP TWO TIE ENDOSCOPIC LIGATION SYSTEM MODEL DTTS2
K123268 SMARTSTITCH PERFECTPASSER SYSTEM
K121861 SMITH & NEPHEW ULTRA FAST-FIX MENISCAL REPAIR SYSTEM, SMITH & NEPHEW ULTRA FAST-FIX AB MENISCAL REPAIR SYSTEM, SMITH & N
K122374 ARTHREX SUTURE (UHMWPE)
K121306 SMARTSTITCH M-CONNECTOR ULTRA SMARTSTITCH SUTURE DEVICE HANDLE SMARTSTITCH SUTURE DEVICE HANDLE
K121413 CROSSFIX II MEMISCAL REPAIR DEVICE
K112899 ARTHREX BIO-SUTURE
K101377 SMITH & NEWPHEW ULTRABRAID II SUTURE
K102339 CONMED LINVATEC SEQUENT MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE
K103052 V-LOC(TM) NONABSORBABLE WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE
K102916 G-CATH TISSUE ANCHOR DELIVERY CATHETER
K102028 NEOTRACT ANCHOR SYSTEM MODEL TAS400
K101252 NEOTRACT ANCHOR SYSTEM MODEL: REF 11208
K100006 HS FIBER (POLYBLEND), RIVER BOND, RIVERSILK (SILK), RIVERPRO (POLYPROPYLENE), RIVERLON (NYLON) MODEL VERIES BY SIZE/NEED
K094028 CP-FIBER (ORTHOFIBER)
K100572 VERSACLOSE, MODEL VC-200-01
K100506 FORCE FIBER GREEN ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE NON ABSORBABLE SUTURES MODEL:X-5000FFK, X-5001FFK, X-5002FFK
K100251 G-CATH TISSUE ANCHOR DELIVERY CATHETER, MODELS 205302, 205333
K092508 FAST-FIX 360 MENISCAL REPAIR SYSTEM, STRIAGHT, CURVED, REVERSE CURVED,FAST FIX 360 AB MENISCAL REPAIR SYSTEM, STRAIGHT,
K091061 IMPLICITGUIDE SURGICAL SUTURE SYSTEM
K091574 SILK BLACK BRAIDED SURGICAL SUTURES, NYLON MONOFILAMENT BLUE AND BLACK SURGICAL SUTURES
K093018 G-PROX ENDOSCOPIC GRASPER, MODEL 205333
K092533 FORCE FIBER BLUE ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE NON ABSORBABLE SUTURES
K091432 XCLOSE TISSUE REPAIR SYSTEM, MODEL XC-200-01
K090385 LARIAT II SUTURE DELIVERY DEVICE
K091016 COVIDIEN SPORTS SURGERY AS MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE WITH HIGH STRENGTH SUTURE
K090128 TAC-TITE (TM)
K082518 DUAL NEEDLE SUTURE PASSER SYSTEM
K082535 COVIDIEN SPORTS SURGERY AS MENISCAL REPAIR DEVICE
K073149 MENISCAL CINCH
K073096 ANCHORAGE CLOSURE DEVICE
K073651 NEOTRACT ANCHOR SYSTEM
K071796 CAPSEW PLICATION SYSTEM
K072322 ULTRA FAST-FIX AND ULTRA FAST-FIX AB MENISCAL REPAIR SYSTEMS
K070253 AXYA SUTURE WELDING SYSTEM AND KIT
K071622 ARTHREX FIBERWIRE
K070673 FORCE FIBER BLACK CO-BRAID POLYETHYLENE NON-ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K063778 FORCE FIBER POLYETHYLENE NONABSORBABLE SUTURE
K061276 G-PROX ENDOSCOPIC GRASPER
K063194 TUFFLEX POLYESTER SUTURE
K060163 CARDIOFLON, CARDIOXYL
K062307 XCLOSE TISSUE REPAIR SYSTEM, MODEL SRS
K060165 AXYAFLEX POLYESTER SUTURE
K060367 TENOLIG
K061386 ANCHOR BAND SUTURING SYSTEM, MODEL SR-AB
K060721 LARIAT LOOP APPLICATOR
K053339 ALLOFIX ANCHOR
K050150 MANI NEEDLE & SUTURE PACK
K052652 SMITH & NEPHEW CONTINUOUS LOOP FIXATION DEVICE
K041512 NONABSORBABLE (POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) SURGICAL SUTURE
K042038 MTF ALLOGRAFT ANCHOR
K041553 ARTHREX SUTURE GRAFTING KIT
K042286 UNIESTER C
K042031 OPUS SPEEDSTITCH SUTURE DEVICE
K041894 ORTHOFIBER
K041589 ARTHREX FIBERWIRE WITH SILK
K041216 SMITH & NEPHEW ULTRABRAID SUTURE
K040789 DURABRAID SUTURE
K040472 FORCE FIBER BLUE CO-BRAIDED POLYETHYLENE NONABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K040232 LSI SEW-RIGHT R SERIES SUTURE PLACEMENT DEVICE AND ACCESS PRODUCT SEW-RIGHT SR-5R, MODEL 020999
K033718 MAXBRAID POLYESTER PLUS AND POLYETHYLENE PLUS SUTURE
K033654 FORCE FIBER
K032245 ARTHREX FIBERTAPE (TM), 2MM, ARTHREX FIBERTAPE (TM), 3MM, ARTHREX FIBERTAPE (TM), 4MM, MODELS AR-7237, AR-7238, AR-7239
K032901 STRYKER MINI-MENDER MENISCAL REPAIR SYSTEM
K023030 DEMETECH POLYESTER NONABSORBABLE SUTURE
K021434 ARTHREX FIBERWIRE IN USP SIZES
K022410 SAPH-LOOP LIGATING LOOP
K021019 COTTONY II, SILKY II POLYDEK & TEVDEK II POLYESTER SUTURE
K020902 SERRALESTER
K013990 LIFESTITCH SUTURING DEVICE
K012923 ARTHREX FIBERWIRE, USP SIZE 5, MODEL AR-7201
K012201 PREMICRON NONABSORBABLE PET SURGICAL SUTURE
K002172 POLY-TAPES (VARIOUS SIZES AND WOVEN CONSTRUCTION VARIANTS)
K010673 ARTHREX FIBERWIRE, MODEL SPU-02NB-3800
K003590 GRAMS POLYESTER NONABSORBABLE SUTURE
K001440 NEXTSTITCH CARDIOVASCULAR VALVE SUTURE
K001172 POLYESTER NONABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURES URP
K001434 'COTTONY' II DACRON, SILKY II POLYDEK & TEVDEK II POLYESTER NONABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE
K000540 POLYESTER NONABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURES, USP
K994000 POLYESTER
K990952 NOVAFIL** AND VASCUFIL** STERILE SYNTHETIC NON-ABSORBABLE SUTURES
K984550 PRE-THREADED ENDOBUTTON
K990088 SYNTHOFIL NONABSORBABLE PET SURGICAL SUTURE
K972911 AUTO SUTURE*ENDOSTITCH* II** SUTURE APPLIER
K980155 ENDOBUTTON CONTINUOUS LOOP
K970416 ACUFEX DOUBLE ARMED SUTURE NEEDLE
K961925 POLYESTER NONABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURES USP
K961025 EXPANDED BODY SUTURE
K955747 USSC NONABSORBABLE SUTURES
K952535 ACUFEX ENDOBUTTON TAPE
K943221 SURGIBOND
K943220 SUTULENE
K943949 POLYVIOLENE SURGICL SUTURE
K931916 SUTURE NON-ABSORBABLE SYNTHETIC POLYESTER
K932038 SUTURE NONABSORBABLE- SILK, POLYESTER
K930945 BRAIDED POLYESTER SURGICAL SUTURE
K930942 LUKENS SILK SURGICAL SUTURE
K930591 TI-CRON AND DACRON SUTURES
K930590 SILK SUTURES
K926167 POLYVIOLENE SUTURE-REVISED LABELING
K920421 MEDSURG MARSHMALLOW TRAY

FEI Numbers

This FDA classification entry is associated with 233 FEI numbers. Click on an entry to view related FDA registrations.

Registration Numbers

This FDA classification entry is associated with 233 registration numbers. Click on an entry to view related FDA registrations.