Cleared Traditional

K903177 - ADVANCE SUTURE NONABSORBABLE NYLON SUTURE

K903177 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ADVANCE SUTURE NONABSORBABLE NYLON SUTURE, manufactured by Advance Suture, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAR cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 345-day FDA review.

K903177 · Advance Suture, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Class 2
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K903177 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ADVANCE SUTURE NONABSORBABLE NYLON SUTURE. Classified as Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide (product code GAR), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Advance Suture, Inc. (Tucson, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 28, 1991 after a review of 345 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 878.5020 - 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 - K903177

510(k) Number K903177 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 18, 1990
Decision Date June 28, 1991
Days to Decision 345 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
230d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 345d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GAR Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GAR Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.5020
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 - GAR Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide

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Devices cleared under the same product code (GAR) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K903177.
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AUTO SUTURE(R) PERMANENT PURSTRING(TM) APPLIER*
K904931 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Jan 1991
AUTO SUTURE MODIFIED SURGITIE ENDO. LIGATING LOOP
K905379 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Jan 1991
STERILE BLACK MONOFILAMENT NYLON NON-ABSOR. SUTURE
K903029 · Look, Inc. · Oct 1990