STAINLESS STEEL, GUT, POLY (GLYCOLIDE/L-LACTIDE) POLYAMIDE, POLYPROPYLENE, POLY (ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) AND SILK— 510(k) K946173
Substantially EquivalentETHICON, Inc.
FDA 510(k) clearance K946173 for STAINLESS STEEL, GUT, POLY (GLYCOLIDE/L-LACTIDE) POLYAMIDE, POLYPROPYLENE, POLY (ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) AND SILK, Substantially Equivalent on 1995-01-09. Applicant: ETHICON, Inc.. Device class: 2.
Clearance details
- Applicant
- ETHICON, Inc.
- Product code
- Code GAQ
- Device class
- Class 2
- Regulation
- 21 CFR 878.4495
- Advisory panel
- General, Plastic Surgery
- Date received
- Decision date
- Decision
- Substantially Equivalent
- Clearance type
- Traditional
- Location
- Somerville, NJ, US
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Adverse events under product code GAQ
product code GAQ- Death
- 3
- Malfunction
- 522
- Total
- 525
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 K946173
K-number listed on FDA's recall record- Z-1516-2025 — ETHIBOND EXCEL GRN 36IN(90CM) USP2-0(M3) D/A MH
- Z-1097-2025 — PERMA-HAND Silk Suture, REF: K872H, W723H, 623H, K833H; Perma-hand Silk Suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurosurgical procedures.
- Z-2486-2020 — PERMA-HAND/MERSILK SILK BLU and VIRGIN SILK BLU, Product Codes EH7457G EH7983G FV768 FV769 FV7771 U7058 U7059 W1782 W1784 W1819 W1820 W818 W819 W870
- Z-1841-2019 — ETHIBOND EXCEL¿ Polyester Suture-ETHIBOND Green 75cm USP1 Single Armed CT-1 Product Code: X425H Product Usage: ETHIBOND EXCEL Suture is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurological procedures
- Z-1842-2019 — ETHIBOND EXCEL ETHIBOND Polvester Suture-Green 75cm USP1 Single Armed CTX Product Code: X865W Product Usage: ETHIBOND EXCEL Suture is intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurological procedures
- Z-0747-2019 — PERMA-HAND Silk Suture Size 5, Black 30" (75cm) Double Armed LR Needles, Product Code 485T Product Usage: PERMA-HAND* suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurological procedures.
- Z-1839-2015 — Ethicon Fast Absorbing Plain Gut - MultiPass Needles, Sterile, Absorbable Surgical Suture, 5-0 (1.5 metric), 18" (45 cm), Conventional Cutting, Lot #JD6163, Exp: July 2019. Fast absorbing surgical gut suture is a strand of collagenous material prepared from the submucosal layers of the small intestine of healthy sheep, or from the serosal layers of the small intestine of healthy cattle. Fast absorbing surgical gut sutures are sterile and elecit only a slight to minimal tissue reaction during absorption.
- Z-0492-2015 — Ethicon PERMA-HAND Silk siliconized black braided 10 strands per packet Ethicon LLC- Made in USA.
Matched by K-number from FDA's Recall Enterprise System record (openFDA device/recallk_numbers) — these recalls explicitly list K946173.
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