# K020652: Herniamesh T-Sling

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Herniamesh
- Decided: May 15, 2002 after 76 days
- Product code: PAH (Mesh, Surgical, Synthetic, Urogynecologic, For Stress Urinary Incontinence, Female, Mini-Sling)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.3300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K974098 (1998). 2 ancestors in all.
19 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 22 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K974098: Pubouurethral Sling, ETHICON, Inc. (1998) Summary page 4.
- K010533: Biosling - Bioabsorbable Polymer Sling & Surgical Mesh, Injectx, Inc. (2001) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K050516: T-Sling (2006), 13 descendants of its own
- K072456: Desara Mesh Sling, Model Cal-DS01 (2008), 10 descendants of its own
- K101169: Desara Mesh Model: Cal-DS01 (2010), 5 descendants of its own
- K023898: Gyne Ideas Minitape RP Device (2003), 4 descendants of its own
- K112609: Desara Mesh (2011), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Herniamesh T-sling is a dual-component pubourethral sling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) resulting from urethral hypermobility and/or intrinsic sphincter deficiency.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020652
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology