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— 510(k) K183183
Substantially EquivalentETHICON, Inc.
FDA 510(k) clearance K183183 for 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, Substantially Equivalent on 2019-06-27. 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 K183183
K-number listed on FDA's recall record- Z-1513-2025 — PDS¿PLUS¿VIO¿30IN(75CM)¿USP6-0(M0.7)¿D/A¿C-1¿MP
- Z-0319-2025 — Coated VICRYL Polyglactin 910 Suture VIO 36IN(90CM) USP0(M3.5) S/A CT, Product Number J358H
- Z-2146-2024 — PDS II (polydioxanone) Suture - Intended for use in general soft tissue approximation, including use in paediatric cardiovascular tissue, in microsurgery and in ophthalmic surgery. These sutures are particularly useful where the combination of an absorbable suture and extended wound support (up to six weeks) is desirable. PRODUCT CODE: D6261 Z117H Z149H Z259H Z305H Z320H
Matched by K-number from FDA's Recall Enterprise System record (openFDA device/recallk_numbers) — these recalls explicitly list K183183.
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