Cleared Traditional

K041511 - TRULENE NON-ABSORBABLE POLYPROPYLENE SURGICAL SUTURE

K041511 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for TRULENE NON-ABSORBABLE POLYPROPYLENE SU..., manufactured by Sutures India Private Limited. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 361-day FDA review.

K041511 · Sutures India Private Limited · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K041511 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the TRULENE NON-ABSORBABLE POLYPROPYLENE SURGICAL SUTURE. Classified as Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene (product code GAW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Sutures India Private Limited (Bangalore, IN). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 3, 2005 after a review of 361 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.5010 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Elevated predicate reliance profile. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K041511

510(k) Number K041511 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 07, 2004
Decision Date June 03, 2005
Days to Decision 361 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
246d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 361d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GAW Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GAW Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.5010
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.

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