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Synthes (Usa) Titanium Wire

K041333510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 27, 2004100-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4495

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

Synthes (Usa) · GAQ Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile

Cleared on Aug 27, 2004 after a 100-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Aug 27, 2004
Review
100 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GAQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2019: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK041333 Synthes (Usa) Titanium WireSynthes (Usa) · 2004
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK183472 DePuy Synthes Porous Polyethylene Implants and Titanium Wires…Synthes (USA) Products, LLC · 2019

Most influential descendants

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  • K183472DePuy Synthes Porous Polyethylene Implants and Titanium Wires Portfolio – MR ConditionalSynthes (USA) Products, LLC · 2019 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K041333Synthes (Usa) Titanium WireSynthes (Usa)2004—
+1K183472DePuy Synthes Porous Polyethylene Implants and Titanium Wires Portfolio – MR…Synthes (USA) Products, LLC2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K041333, 2004–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (1)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Ethicon, Inc. Ethilon Nylon Suture
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K183472DePuy Synthes Porous Polyethylene Implants and Titanium Wires Portfolio – MR ConditionalSynthes (USA) Products, LLC20190

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, K183472 (Synthes (USA) Products, LLC, 2019) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GAQ devices

GAQ Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GAQ

1in 2022

2007: 12008: 22014: 22017: 12018: 12020: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GAQ

Too few GAQ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · GAQ

2so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GAQ

83in 2025

2007: 72008: 42009: 72010: 132011: 192012: 102013: 162014: 182015: 172016: 232017: 112018: 532019: 762020: 522021: 392022: 702023: 1002024: 1762025: 83
2007high 176 (2024) · low 4 (2008)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—07
20082—04
20090—07
20100—013
20110—019
20120—010
20130—016
20142—018
20150—017
20160—023
20171—011
20181—053
20190—076
20201—052
20210—039
20221—070
20230—0100
20240—0176
20250—083
20260—2—

What is it indicated for?

Synthes (USA) Titanium Wire is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, for

canthoplasty, canthopexy and/or canthal tendon repair.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K041333: Synthes (Usa) Titanium Wire.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K041333

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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