Cleared Traditional

K163049 - GOLNIT Non-Absorbable PTFE Surgical Suture

K163049 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for GOLNIT Non-Absorbable PTFE Surgical Suture, manufactured by Antarma Dba Golnit Sutures. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code NBY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 232-day FDA review.

K163049 · Antarma Dba Golnit Sutures · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K163049 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the GOLNIT Non-Absorbable PTFE Surgical Suture. Classified as Suture, Surgical, Nonabsorbable, Expanded, Polytetraflouroethylene (product code NBY), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Antarma Dba Golnit Sutures (Brooklyn, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 21, 2017 after a review of 232 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.5035 - 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.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K163049

510(k) Number K163049 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 01, 2016
Decision Date June 21, 2017
Days to Decision 232 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
117d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 232d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

NBY Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code NBY Suture, Surgical, Nonabsorbable, Expanded, Polytetraflouroethylene
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.5035
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.