510(k)
K955747: USSC NONABSORBABLE SUTURES
FDA 510(k) · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · decided Feb 27, 1996
Key facts
| 510(k) number | K955747 |
|---|---|
| Device name | USSC NONABSORBABLE SUTURES |
| Applicant | United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc |
| Product code | GAT |
| Subsequent product codes | GAR |
| Date received | Dec 19, 1995 |
| Decision date | Feb 27, 1996 |
| Decision | Substantially equivalent, not marketed (SN) |
| Submission type | Traditional |
| Review panel | General & Plastic Surgery |
| Medical specialty | General & Plastic Surgery |
At a glance
- 1–9 MAUDE adverse event reports
- 1–9 Recall events
- 10–99 UDI device identifiers (GUDID)
- None Predicate devices cited
- 1–9 Later submissions citing this device
- 100–999 510(k)s with this product code
- No 510(k) summary on file
- No 510(k) statement on file
- Not listed On the FDA AI-enabled device list
Counts are shown as ranges. Exact figures, trends and every underlying record are available in Orca1.
Reading a 510(k)
- Decision
- SESE means the FDA found the device substantially equivalent to its predicate, so it may be marketed in the United States.
- Predicates
- Each clearance cites one or more legally marketed devices; the chain of predicates shows where a technology came from.
- Product code
- The three-letter code sets the device type, class and regulation, and groups competing clearances.
- Summary or statement
- Applicants file either a 510(k) summary of the safety and effectiveness information or a statement that it is available on request.
About 510(k) premarket notifications
A 510(k) is a premarket submission made to the FDA to demonstrate that a device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate device.
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