Cleared Traditional

K023029 - DEMETECH SILK NONABSORBABLE SUTURE

K023029 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for DEMETECH SILK NONABSORBABLE SUTURE, manufactured by Demetech Corp.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAP cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 75-day FDA review.

K023029 · Demetech Corp. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Nov 2002
Decision
75d
Days
Class 2
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K023029 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DEMETECH SILK NONABSORBABLE SUTURE. Classified as Suture, Nonabsorbable, Silk (product code GAP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Demetech Corp. (Miami, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 25, 2002 after a review of 75 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.5030 - the FDA general and plastic surgery device framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K023029

510(k) Number K023029 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 11, 2002
Decision Date November 25, 2002
Days to Decision 75 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
40d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 75d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GAP Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GAP Suture, Nonabsorbable, Silk
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.5030
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most General & Plastic Surgery devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - GAP Suture, Nonabsorbable, Silk

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Devices cleared under the same product code (GAP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K023029.
TRUESILK NON-ABSORBABLE SILK SURGICAL SUTURE
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UNISILK
K042282 · United Medical Industries Co. , Ltd. · Dec 2004
SILK SUTURES
K024091 · Aurolab · Feb 2003
SERRALSILK
K020901 · Serral, S.A. DE C.V. · Apr 2002
MERSILK BLACK SILK BRAIDED NON-ABSORBABLE SUTURE, USP
K012124 · Johnson & Johnson Medical (China) , Ltd. · Sep 2001
GRAMS SILK NONABSORBABLE SUTURE
K003001 · Gramsmed, LLC · Dec 2000