Cleared Traditional

K080412 - ABSORBABLE SYNTHETIC SUTURE WITH NEEDLE ATTACHMENT (PGA BRAIDED)

K080412 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ABSORBABLE SYNTHETIC SUTURE WITH NEEDLE..., manufactured by Shanghai Pudong Jinhuan Medical Products Co., Ltd.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAM cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 202-day FDA review.

K080412 · Shanghai Pudong Jinhuan Medical Products Co., Ltd. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Decision
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Days
Class 2
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K080412 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ABSORBABLE SYNTHETIC SUTURE WITH NEEDLE ATTACHMENT (PGA BRAIDED). Classified as Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid (product code GAM), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Shanghai Pudong Jinhuan Medical Products Co., Ltd. (La Mirada, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 4, 2008 after a review of 202 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4493 - 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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K080412

510(k) Number K080412 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 15, 2008
Decision Date September 04, 2008
Days to Decision 202 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
87d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 202d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GAM Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GAM Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4493
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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