Cleared Traditional

K910067 - PTI STERNAL CLOSURE WIRE SUTURE

K910067 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PTI STERNAL CLOSURE WIRE SUTURE, manufactured by Pioneering Technologies, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAQ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 117-day FDA review.

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K910067 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PTI STERNAL CLOSURE WIRE SUTURE. Classified as Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile (product code GAQ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Pioneering Technologies, Inc. (Wheat Ridge, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 6, 1991 after a review of 117 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4495 - 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 - K910067

510(k) Number K910067 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 09, 1991
Decision Date May 06, 1991
Days to Decision 117 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
2d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 117d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GAQ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GAQ Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4495
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 - GAQ Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile

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Devices cleared under the same product code (GAQ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K910067.
SURGICAL SUTURE, NONABSORABLE STAINLESS STEEL
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K933686 · Look, Inc. · Dec 1993
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K873645 · Zimmer, Inc. · Nov 1987