K Number
K000542
Device Name
PLAIN AND CHRONIC GUT ABSORBABLE SURGICAL SUTURES, USP
Date Cleared
2000-04-28

(71 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
878.4830
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP Authorized
Intended Use
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§ 878.4830 Absorbable surgical gut suture.

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Identification. An absorbable surgical gut suture, both plain and chromic, is an absorbable, sterile, flexible thread prepared from either the serosal connective tissue layer of beef (bovine) or the submucosal fibrous tissue of sheep (ovine) intestine, and is intended for use in soft tissue approximation.(b)
Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Surgical Sutures; Guidance for Industry and FDA.” See § 878.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.

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