Cleared Traditional

K984151 - STAINLESS STEEL NONABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE, USP

K984151 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for STAINLESS STEEL NONABSORBABLE SURGICAL ..., manufactured by Mill Pond, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAQ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 160-day FDA review.

K984151 · Mill Pond, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Decision
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K984151 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the STAINLESS STEEL NONABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURE, USP. Classified as Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile (product code GAQ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Mill Pond, Inc. (Salem, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 28, 1999 after a review of 160 days - an extended review cycle.

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 - K984151

510(k) Number K984151 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 19, 1998
Decision Date April 28, 1999
Days to Decision 160 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
45d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 160d
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

All 16
Devices cleared under the same product code (GAQ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K984151.
STAINLESS STEEL SURGICAL SUTURE, NON-ABSORBABLE
K030351 · Cp Medical · Mar 2003
STEELEX STERNUM SET
K023411 · Aesculap, Inc. · Dec 2002
ACIER SUTURES
K991073 · Cardio Thoracic Systems · Jul 1999
STAINLESS STEEL SUTURES, FLEXON STEEL SUTURES (STAINLESS)
K955723 · Davis & Geck, Inc. · Feb 1996
STAINLESS STEEL, GUT, POLY (GLYCOLIDE/L-LACTIDE) POLYAMIDE, POLYPROPYLENE, POLY (ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) AND SILK
K946173 · Ethicon, Inc. · Jan 1995
SURGICAL SUTURE, NONABSORABLE STAINLESS STEEL
K930740 · Deknatel, Inc. · Jul 1994