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Dualmesh Emerge & Emerge Plus Biomaterial

K022782510(k) SpecialCleared Sep 10, 200219-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.3300

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · FTL Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric

Cleared on Sep 10, 2002 after a 19-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 24 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Sep 10, 2002
Review: 19 days
Class: Class II
Product code: FTL
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

24 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

This deviceK022782 Dualmesh Emerge & Emerge Plus BiomaterialW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2002
Descendant · cites it directly · 14 of its ownK081777 Ventrio Hernia PatchC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled
Descendant · 2 generations on · 13 of its ownK100229 Ventrio Hernia PatchC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2010
Descendant · cites it directly · 7 of its ownK092726 Mesh GPS - Large, Small, SM, SM SmallSurgical Structures, Ltd. · 2010
Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK102766 Composix L/P Mesh with Echo PS Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
Descendant · 3 generations on · 5 of its ownK110820 Ventralight (TM) ST Mesh with Echo PS (TM) Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2011

Showing 5 of 24 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2003high 4 (2015) · low 0 (2004)2026

Most influential descendants

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K081777Ventrio Hernia PatchC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2008 · cites it directly14descendants
K100229Ventrio Hernia PatchC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on13descendants
K092726Mesh GPS - Large, Small, SM, SM SmallSurgical Structures, Ltd. · 2010 · cites it directly7descendants
K102766Composix L/P Mesh with Echo PS Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on6descendants
K110820Ventralight (TM) ST Mesh with Echo PS (TM) Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on5descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K022782	Dualmesh Emerge & Emerge Plus Biomaterial	W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	2002	—
+1	K081777	Ventrio Hernia Patch	C.R. Bard, Inc.	2008	4
+2	K100229	Ventrio Hernia Patch	C.R. Bard, Inc.	2010	—
+1	K092726	Mesh GPS - Large, Small, SM, SM Small	Surgical Structures, Ltd.	2010	—
+2	K102766	Composix L/P Mesh with Echo PS Positioning System	C.R. Bard, Inc.	2010	2
+3	K110820	Ventralight (TM) ST Mesh with Echo PS (TM) Positioning System	C.R. Bard, Inc.	2011	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2003	1	0
2008	1	0
2010	3	0
2011	3	0
2012	2	0
2013	2	0
2014	2	0
2015	4	0
2016	1	0
2017	1	0
2018	1	0
2019	1	0
2025	2	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K022782, 2002–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	—	GORE-TEX DualMesh Biomaterial Named without a submission number			—
*	—	GORE-TEX DualMesh PLUS Biomaterial Named without a submission number			—

What descends from it? (24)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K081777	Ventrio Hernia Patch	C.R. Bard, Inc.	2008	14
K092726	Mesh GPS - Large, Small, SM, SM Small	Surgical Structures, Ltd.	2010	7
K032168	Gore-Tex Dualmesh Emerge Plus Biomaterial	W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	2003	0

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

Of its descendants, K081777 (C.R. Bard, Inc., 2008) has gone furthest, with 14 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FTL devices

FTL Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FTL

6in 2025

2007high 23 (2008) · low 2 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FTL

30in 2025

2007high 213 (2012) · low 29 (2023)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · FTL

1in 2020

2007high 12 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FTL

3,487in 2025

2007high 26,519 (2013) · low 1,569 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FTL, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	20	92	2	1,737
2008	23	114	1	1,569
2009	15	97	1	1,906
2010	18	132	12	2,175
2011	15	90	8	3,608
2012	12	213	2	14,700
2013	8	90	1	26,519
2014	11	70	3	2,683
2015	12	121	0	2,526
2016	3	186	0	2,417
2017	6	132	1	3,947
2018	12	105	1	11,893
2019	4	99	0	21,724
2020	5	138	1	18,819
2021	2	—	0	16,284
2022	6	195	0	11,439
2023	4	29	0	8,025
2024	2	—	0	8,565
2025	6	30	0	3,487
2026	2	—	0	—

What is it indicated for?

For the reconstruction of hernias and soft tissue deficiencies

and for the temporary bridging of fascial defects.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K022782 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K022782: Dualmesh Emerge & Emerge Plus Biomaterial.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K022782

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026