Devices descending from K040472
92 later devices reach Force Fiber Blue CO-Braided Polyethylene Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture through their predicates, nearest generation first.
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Own descendants | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | K151009 | Nexus Suture | Baylis Medical Company, Inc. | 2015 | 0 | — |
| +1 | K132867 | Surelock All-Suture Anchor with Inserter, 1.4MM, Surelock All-Suture Anchor with… | Cayenne Medical, Inc. | 2013 | 7 | — |
| +1 | K131325 | Quattro GL Suture Anchor | Cayenne Medical, Inc. | 2013 | 0 | — |
| +1 | K112814 | Cuffink | Cayenne Medical, Inc. | 2012 | 0 | — |
| +1 | K112960 | Labralink Suture Anchor with Inserter, 2.9MM Per-Loaded with One (1) and (2) #2 Uhmwpe… | Cayenne Medical, Inc. | 2012 | 1 | — |
| +1 | K063778 | Force Fiber Polyethylene Nonabsorbable Suture | Teleflex Medical | 2007 | 69 | 1 |
| +1 | K061776 | Arthrotek Maxfire Meniscal Repair Device | Arthrotek, Inc. | 2006 | 6 | — |
| +1 | K041216 | Smith & Nephew Ultrabraid Suture | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2004 | 16 | — |
| +2 | K191459 | JuggerStitch Meniscal Repair Device | Biomet, Inc. | 2019 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K191268 | Force Fiber Suture | Teleflex Medical Incorporated | 2019 | 2 | — |
| +2 | K181774 | Force Fiber White and White/Blue, White/Black, Blue, and White/Green sutures; Force… | Teleflex Medical Incorporated | 2018 | 10 | — |
| +2 | K172016 | Force Fiber Fusion Suture | Teleflex Medical Incorporated | 2017 | 1 | — |
| +2 | K170642 | GRAVITY™ Soft Tissue Repair System | Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc | 2017 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K151068 | SureLock W Suture Anchor | Cayenne Medical, Inc. | 2015 | 6 | — |
| +2 | K143356 | NovoStitch Plus Meniscal Repair System | Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. | 2015 | 2 | — |
| +2 | K150327 | Dunamis Force DFX Suture, Size 5, Dunamis Force DFX Suture Size 2 | Dunamis, LLC | 2015 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K150438 | Force Fiber OrthoTape suture | Teleflexmedical, Inc. | 2015 | 14 | — |
| +2 | K132733 | Orthohelix Syndesmosis Fixation Devices | Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. | 2014 | 3 | — |
| +2 | K132357 | Smith & Nephew Ultratape | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2013 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K122336 | Q-Fix Suture Anchor, 1.8MM Q-Fix Access Tools (Drill Guide W/Obturator, Drill Bit) 1.8MM | Eleven Blade Solutions, Inc. | 2013 | 7 | — |
| +2 | K121861 | Smith & Nephew Ultra Fast-Fix Meniscal Repair System, Smith & Nephew Ultra Fast-Fix AB… | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2012 | 12 | — |
| +2 | K111564 | Maxfire Marxmen Meniscal Repair Device | Biomet Sports Medicine | 2011 | 5 | — |
| +2 | K101377 | Smith & Newphew Ultrabraid II Suture | Smith & Newphew, Inc. | 2011 | 1 | — |
| +2 | K102143 | Suspension Acromioclavicular (AC) Repair System | Suspension Orthopaedic Solutions, LLC | 2010 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K100006 | HS Fiber (Polyblend), River Bond, Riversilk (Silk), Riverpro (Polypropylene), Riverlon… | Riverpoint Medical | 2010 | 15 | 2 |
| +2 | K094028 | CP-Fiber (Orthofiber) | Cp Medical | 2010 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K092533 | Force Fiber Blue Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Non Absorbable Sutures | Beere Precision Medical Instruments, Kmedic, Telef | 2009 | 29 | — |
| +2 | K090530 | Spin-Loc Suture Anchor System FG-0302-01,FG-0305-01 | Ross Creek Medical, Inc. | 2009 | 2 | — |
| +2 | K082518 | Dual Needle Suture Passer System | Cayenne Medical, Inc. | 2009 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K071796 | Capsew Plication System | Cayenne Medical, Inc. | 2007 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K070673 | Force Fiber Black CO-Braid Polyethylene Non-Absorbable Surgical Suture | Teleflexmedical, Inc. | 2007 | 23 | — |
| +2 | K051488 | Medicinelodge Zipknot | Medicinelodge, Inc. | 2005 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K261988 | Monodek™ (POLYDIOXANONE) Dyed Violet Monofilament Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture | Teleflex Medical, LLC | 2026 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K260775 | Polyethylene;Polyethylene Fusion;Polyethylene OrthoTape™ | Teleflex Medical, LLC | 2026 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K251310 | OTS 25-L (100-5) | Ots Medical, Ltd. | 2025 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K233601 | Fixone Meniscal Repair | Aju Pharm Co., Ltd. | 2024 | 0 | 8 |
| +3 | K232733 | Mbrace Cable | Medacta International S.A. | 2024 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K230891 | SURESTITCH™ UHMWPE Suture PEEK Button Meniscus Repair Implant | Healthium Medtech Limited | 2023 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K230311 | HyperSuture | Threadstone, LLC | 2023 | 4 | — |
| +3 | K223122 | Menix®; Menix® Duo | S.B.M. Sas (Science & Bio Materials) | 2023 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K203408 | Summit Patella Plating System | Endeavor Orthopaedics, LLC | 2021 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K210675 | EasyWhip | Winter Innovations, Inc. | 2021 | 1 | — |
| +3 | K203393 | Fast-Fix Flex | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2021 | 1 | — |
| +3 | K202242 | HS Fiber | Riverpoint Medical, LLC | 2020 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K190777 | DemeTECH DemeFORCE Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture | Demetech Corporation | 2019 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K190125 | FiberStitch Implant, Curved with two Polyester Implants and 2-0 FiberWire, FiberStitch… | T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation, Ltd. | 2019 | 2 | — |
| +3 | K190817 | HS Fiber | Riverpoint Medical | 2019 | 6 | — |
| +3 | K180531 | NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System | Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. | 2018 | 1 | — |
| +3 | K173644 | Gazelle Polypropylene Suture and Delivery Device | Dura Tap, LLC | 2018 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K172186 | BioWick X Implant with Driver | Cayenne Medical, Inc. | 2017 | 4 | — |
| +3 | K153087 | IvyAIR Meniscus System, Curved, IvyAIR Meniscus System, Straight, IvyAIR Meniscus… | Ivy Sports Medicine, LLC | 2016 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K153667 | TRUESPAN Meniscal Repair System | Medos International SARL | 2016 | 1 | — |
| +3 | K153746 | Dunamis Force DFX Tensile Tape | Dunamis, LLC | 2016 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K153307 | HS SutureTape | Riverpoint Medical | 2016 | 7 | — |
| +3 | K143582 | Mopylen, Resopren, Silk, Polyester, Nylon, Resolon, Polyamide Pseudo, Steel | Resorba Medical GmbH | 2015 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K152795 | RiverLon (Nylon) Suture | Riverpoint Medical | 2015 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K150584 | Stryker Suture Tape | Stryker | 2015 | 2 | — |
| +3 | K151105 | Smith and Nephew Suture Anchors - 5.0mm Absorbable Polymer Anchor, Smith and Nephew… | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2015 | 1 | 40 |
| +3 | K150424 | JuggerStitch Meniscal Repair Device | Biomet Manufacturing Corp | 2015 | 1 | — |
| +3 | K143473 | Short SureLock All-Suture Anchor, 1.4mm with (1) size 0 UHMWPE suture with needles… | Cayenne Medical, Inc. | 2015 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K141264 | Tensyn Band, Tensyn Fracture Plates | Dallen Medical, Inc. | 2014 | 2 | — |
| +3 | K132513 | Q-Fix Suture Anchor,1.8MM and 2.8MM / Drill, Drill Guide and Obturator,1.8MM and 2.8MM… | ArthroCare Corporation | 2013 | 6 | — |
| +3 | K120824 | 3.9MM Reelx STT Suture Anchor System | Stryker Corp. | 2012 | 1 | — |
| +4 | K261021 | EasyWhip Family | Winter Innovations, Inc. | 2026 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K254275 | HyperSuture All Green Extension Line | Threadstone, LLC | 2026 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K254188 | Meniscus Versaflex | GM Dos Reis Industria e Comercio Ltda. | 2026 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K253024 | ProZip Knotless Implant | Riverpoint Medical | 2025 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K242201 | HyperSuture White/Green Extension Line | Threadstone, LLC | 2025 | 1 | — |
| +4 | K241376 | HyperSuture All Blue Extension Line | Threadstone, LLC | 2024 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K234079 | HyperSuture Extension Line | Threadstone, LLC | 2024 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K231163 | HS Fiber Sutures | Riverpoint Medical | 2024 | 3 | — |
| +4 | K221731 | FiberStitch Implant, Curved with two Polyester Implants and 2-0 FiberWire, FiberStitch… | T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation, Ltd. | 2022 | 1 | — |
| +4 | K192637 | High Strength Suture | Yunyi (Beijing) Medical Device Co., Ltd. | 2020 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K183236 | Rotium Bioresorbable Wick | Nanofiber Solutions, LLC | 2019 | 3 | — |
| +4 | K180759 | SECULOK™ Suture Anchor | U&I Corporation | 2018 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K181772 | NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System, CTX-A004 (size 0) | Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. | 2018 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K163672 | Nanova Screw-In Suture Anchor, Nanova Push-In Suture Anchor | Nanova Biomaterials, Inc. | 2017 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K162310 | XBraid TT Suture Tape | Stryker | 2016 | 1 | — |
| +4 | K143092 | Tensyn Plug | Dallen Medical, Inc. | 2015 | 1 | — |
| +4 | K133727 | Q-Fix Suture Anchor, 1.8MM; Q-Fix Suture Anchor, 2.8MM; Drill, Drill Guide and… | ArthroCare Corporation | 2014 | 5 | — |
| +5 | K253910 | Stitch - Suture Wires and Tapes | GM Dos Reis Industria e Comercio Ltda. | 2026 | 0 | — |
| +5 | K252201 | HS Fiber | Riverpoint Medical | 2025 | 0 | — |
| +5 | K244015 | SuperBall-RC™ | Arcuro Medical, Ltd. | 2025 | 0 | — |
| +5 | K241912 | Biocharge | Nanofiber Solutions, LLC | 2024 | 0 | — |
| +5 | K231641 | Rotium Bioresorbable Wick | Nanofiber Solutions, LLC | 2023 | 1 | — |
| +5 | K201414 | Rotium Bioresorbable Wick | Nanofiber Solutions, LLC | 2020 | 2 | — |
| +5 | K172165 | Q-Fix Suture Anchor | ArthroCare Corporation | 2017 | 4 | — |
| +5 | K150359 | Tensyn Plug | Dallen Medical, Inc. | 2015 | 0 | — |
| +6 | K261968 | Q-FIX KNOTLESS All-Suture Anchor, 2.8mm, with one black knotless and one blue MINITAPE… | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2026 | 0 | — |
| +6 | K241435 | Q-FIX Knotless All-Suture Anchor, 1.8 mm, with one ULTRABRAID suture, blue; Q-FIX… | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2024 | 1 | — |
| +6 | K232457 | Q-FIX ULTRA All-Suture Anchor | Smith & Nephew | 2023 | 0 | — |
| +6 | K231376 | Q-FIX With Needles (Q-FIX With Needles, #0 Suture & Q-FIX With Needles, Minitape) | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2023 | 0 | — |