# K030351: Stainless Steel Surgical Suture, Non-Absorbable

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Cp Medical
- Decided: Mar 28, 2003 after 53 days
- Product code: GAQ (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4495
- 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. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Nonabsorbable Surgical Sutures, Monofilament Stainless Steel manufactured by Davis-Geck: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Nonabsorbable Surgical Sutures, Monofilament Stainless Steel manufactured by US Surgical: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Nonabsorbable Surgical Sutures, Monofilament Stainless Steel manufactured by Ethicon, Inc.: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K063603: Suturtek Surgical Steel Suture, Models SC-S13, SC-S14, SC-S15, SC-S16, SC-S17 (2007), 1 descendant of its own
- K172146: Meristeel (2018), 0 descendants of its own
- K143582: Mopylen, Resopren, Silk, Polyester, Nylon, Resolon, Polyamide Pseudo, Steel (2015), 0 descendants of its own
- K090686: Sic Brevetti S.R.L. Device for Sternal Synthesis (2009), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Stainless Steel Surgical Suture is indicated for use in abdominal wound closure, hernia repair, sternal closure and certain orthopedic procedures including cerclage and tendon repair.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K030351
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology