# K003000: Grams Nylon Nonabsorbable Suture

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Gramsmed, LLC
- Decided: Dec 18, 2000 after 83 days
- Product code: GAR (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5020
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
4 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 5 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
- K032160: Artelon Surgical Suture (2003), 1 descendant of its own
- K052900: Quill Nonabsorbable Nylon Barbed Suture (2005), 0 descendants of its own
- K052482: Artelon Surgical Suture (2005), 0 descendants of its own
- K023028: Demetech Nylon Nonabsorbable Suture (2003), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K003000
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology