Cleared Traditional

K041593 - FEATHERLIFT EXTENDED LENGTH APTOS THREAD

K041593 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for FEATHERLIFT EXTENDED LENGTH APTOS THREAD, manufactured by Surgical Specialties Corp. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 98-day FDA review.

K041593 · Surgical Specialties Corp · General & Plastic Surgery device
Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
Sep 2004
Decision
98d
Days
Class 2
Risk

K041593 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FEATHERLIFT EXTENDED LENGTH APTOS THREAD. Classified as Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene (product code GAW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Surgical Specialties Corp (Reading, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 20, 2004 after a review of 98 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

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. Standard predicate reliance. 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.

View all Surgical Specialties Corp devices

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K041593

510(k) Number K041593 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 14, 2004
Decision Date September 20, 2004
Days to Decision 98 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
17d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 98d
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.

Regulatory Peers - GAW Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene

All 33
Devices cleared under the same product code (GAW) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K041593.
CONTOUR MIDFACE OPPOSING UNI-DIRECTIONAL THREADS
K050548 · Surgical Specialties Corp · Apr 2005
CONTOUR NECKLIFT THREADS
K050247 · Surgical Specialties Corp · Mar 2005
CONTOUR FOREHEAD/BROWLIFT THREAD
K042856 · Surgical Specialties Corp · Dec 2004
AMS SLING FIXATION SYSTEM
K010990 · American Medical Systems, Inc. · Jun 2001
PRONOVA NONABSORBABLE SUTURE, USP
K001625 · Ethicon, Inc. · Jul 2000
POLYPROPYLENE, NONABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURES USP
K001185 · Cp Medical · Jun 2000