# K001173: Nylon, Nonabsorbable Surgical Sutures Usp

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cp Medical
- Decided: Jun 23, 2000 after 73 days
- Product code: GAR (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5020
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
23 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 24 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K100006: HS Fiber (Polyblend), River Bond, Riversilk (Silk), Riverpro (Polypropylene), Riverlon (Nylon) Model Veries by Size/Need (2010), 15 descendants of its own
- K153307: HS SutureTape (2016), 7 descendants of its own
- K190817: HS Fiber (2019), 6 descendants of its own
- K231163: HS Fiber Sutures (2024), 3 descendants of its own
- K041510: Trulon Non-Absorbable Polyamide Surgical Suture (2005), 3 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jun 29, 2011 · Not classified · Z-3177-2011: Unapproved dye was used in manufacturing the non-absorbable blue nylon suture material.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K001173
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology