Cleared Traditional

K241486 - Sofsilk Coated Braided Silk Suture

K241486 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for Sofsilk Coated Braided Silk Suture by Covidien. It is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code GAP) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 193-day FDA review.

K241486 · Covidien · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K241486 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Sofsilk™ Coated Braided Silk Suture. Classified as Suture, Nonabsorbable, Silk (product code GAP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Covidien (North Haven, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 3, 2024 after a review of 193 days - an extended review 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: 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K241486 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 24, 2024
Decision Date December 03, 2024
Days to Decision 193 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
78d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 193d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

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

All 17
Devices cleared under the same product code (GAP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K241486.
SafePath Sulturing System-Silk Suture, SafePath Sulturing System Polyamide Suture (Nylon) SafePath Sulturing System- Polypropylene Suture
K222944 · Safepath Medical, Inc. · Oct 2024
Non absorbable Surgical Silk Suture
K232355 · Shandong Haidike Medical Product Co., Ltd. · Jan 2024
Surgical Sutures with or without Needle
K221767 · Huaian Seamen Medical Technology Co., Ltd. · Jul 2023
SafePath Suturing System
K180701 · Safepath Medical, Inc. · Jun 2018
SILK Surgical Suture
K162396 · Teleflexmedical, Inc. · Nov 2016
NON-ABSORBABLE SILK SUTURE
K071111 · Arrow Intl., Inc. · Jul 2007