# K040472: Force Fiber Blue CO-Braided Polyethylene Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Teleflex Medical
- Decided: Mar 15, 2004 after 20 days
- Product code: GAT (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5000
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
92 later devices descend from it; 8 cite it directly.
0 of 93 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) Force Fiber Polyethylene Non-Absorbable Surgical Suture: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K063778: Force Fiber Polyethylene Nonabsorbable Suture (2007), 69 descendants of its own
- K092533: Force Fiber Blue Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Non Absorbable Sutures (2009), 29 descendants of its own
- K070673: Force Fiber Black CO-Braid Polyethylene Non-Absorbable Surgical Suture (2007), 23 descendants of its own
- K041216: Smith & Nephew Ultrabraid Suture (2004), 16 descendants of its own
- K100006: HS Fiber (Polyblend), River Bond, Riversilk (Silk), Riverpro (Polypropylene), Riverlon (Nylon) Model Veries by Size/Need (2010), 15 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Force Fiber Blue Co-Braid Polyethylene Non-Absorbable Surgical Sutures are indicated for use in approximation and/or ligation of soft tissues, including the use of allograft tissue for orthopaedic surgeries.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K040472
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology