COATED VICRYL* (POLYGLACTIN 910) SUTURE— 510(k) K022269
Substantially EquivalentETHICON, Inc.
FDA 510(k) clearance K022269 for COATED VICRYL* (POLYGLACTIN 910) SUTURE, Substantially Equivalent on 2002-09-13. Applicant: ETHICON, Inc.. Device class: 2.
Clearance details
- Applicant
- ETHICON, Inc.
- Product code
- Code GAM
- Device class
- Class 2
- Regulation
- 21 CFR 878.4493
- Advisory panel
- General, Plastic Surgery
- Date received
- Decision date
- Decision
- Substantially Equivalent
- Clearance type
- Traditional
- Location
- Somerville, NJ, US
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- K221744 — STRATAFIX Spiral MONOCRYL Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device
- K212380 — PDS Plus Antibacterial (Polydioxanone) Sterile Synthetic Absorable Surgical Suture
Adverse events under product code GAM
product code GAM- Death
- 45
- Injury
- 5,711
- Malfunction
- 30,744
- Other
- 4
- Total
- 36,504
Source: openFDA MAUDE database, through . Counts aggregate all devices under this product code, not just this specific clearance. Reports are submissions to FDA, not validated events. Search MAUDE directly →
Recalls naming K022269
K-number listed on FDA's recall record- Z-2144-2024 — VICRYL (polyglactin 910) Suture - Indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in ophthalmic surgery, but not for use in cardiovascular and neurological tissues. PRODUCT CODE: J214H J218H J258H J268H J269H J327H J344H J345H J370H J416H J417H J426H J427H J458H J493H J603H J699H J936H J978H
- Z-0989-2020 — Coated VICRYL (Polyglactin 910) Suture, 18" (45cm) Product Code J497H. The device is a synthetic absorbable sterile surgical suture.
Matched by K-number from FDA's Recall Enterprise System record (openFDA device/recallk_numbers) — these recalls explicitly list K022269.
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