Maxon** Sterile, Synthetic, Absorbable Suture
FDA 510(k) K990951 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc
510(k) numberK990951
Submission
- Device name
- Maxon** Sterile, Synthetic, Absorbable Suture
- Applicant
- United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc
Norwalk, CT, US - Received
- March 22, 1999
- Decision date
- April 1, 1999
- Decision
- Substantially Equivalent (SESE)
- Type
- Traditional 510(k)
- Summary
- 510(k) summary available from FDA
Device classification
- Product code
- GAM – Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid
- Device class
- Class II (moderate risk)
- Regulation
- 21 CFR 878.4493
- Specialty
- General, Plastic Surgery
- Implant
- Yes
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Questions and answers
When was Maxon** Sterile, Synthetic, Absorbable Suture cleared by the FDA?
Maxon** Sterile, Synthetic, Absorbable Suture (K990951) received a 510(k) decision of Substantially Equivalent on April 1, 1999, 10 days after the submission was received.
What is the product code of K990951?
The FDA product code is GAM – Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid, a Class II (moderate risk) device regulated under 21 CFR 878.4493.