NONABSORBABLE POLYPROPYLENE SURGICAL SUTURE— 510(k) K010909

Substantially Equivalent

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

FDA 510(k) clearance K010909 for NONABSORBABLE POLYPROPYLENE SURGICAL SUTURE, Substantially Equivalent on 2001-04-09. Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LP.

Clearance details

Applicant: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
Product code: Code GAW
Advisory panel: General, Plastic Surgery
Date received: 2001-03-26
Decision date: 2001-04-09
Decision: Substantially Equivalent
Clearance type: Special
Location: Norwalk, CT, US

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Adverse events under product code GAW

product code GAW

Death: 66
Injury: 1,616
Malfunction: 10,428
Total: 12,110

Source: openFDA MAUDE database, 2020-01-01 through 2026-04-23. Counts aggregate all devices under this product code, not just this specific clearance. Reports are submissions to FDA, not validated events. Search MAUDE directly →

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