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Mentor Obtape Trans-Obturator Surgical Kit

K042851510(k) SpecialCleared Nov 9, 200425-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

Mentor Corp. · OTN Mesh, Surgical, Synthetic, Urogynecologic, For Stress Urinary Incontinence, Retropubic Or Transobturator

Cleared on Nov 9, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K031767 (Mentor Corp., 2003) after a 25-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2001. 8 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 9, 2004
Review
25 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OTN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K011251 (2001). 4 ancestors in all, the oldest K974098 (1998). 8 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 other ancestor2005: 3 descendants cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared×2: 2 generations cleared close together, K011251 (2001), K013355 (2001) K031767 · Mentor Obtape Trans-Obturator Tape · Mentor Corp. · 20031995200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 4 descendants3 generations forward: 3 descendants K031767 · Mentor Obtape Trans-Obturator Tape · Mentor Corp. · 2003K013355 · Sparc Sling System · American Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001K011251 · Sparc Sling System · American Medical Systems, Inc. · 20010
  1. Root · 3 generations backK011251 Sparc Sling SystemAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001
  2. 2 generations backK013355 Sparc Sling SystemAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001
  3. 1 generation backK031767 Mentor Obtape Trans-Obturator TapeMentor Corp. · 2003
  4. This deviceK042851 Mentor Obtape Trans-Obturator Surgical KitMentor Corp. · 2004
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 7 of its ownK050148 Mentor Aris Trans-Obturator Tape and Surgical KitMentor Corporation · 2005
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK121562 Altis Single Incision Cling SystemColoplast A/S · 2012
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK053296 Mentor Aris Suprapubic Surgical KitMentor Corporation · 2005
  8. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK221874 Altis Single Incision Sling SystemColoplast A/S · 2023
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK111233 Supris Retropubic Sling SystemColoplast A/S · 2011

Showing 5 of 8 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2005: 32006: 12011: 12012: 12023: 12024: 1
2005high 3 (2005) · low 0 (2007)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K050148Mentor Aris Trans-Obturator Tape and Surgical KitMentor Corporation · 2005 · cites it directly7descendants
  • K121562Altis Single Incision Cling SystemColoplast A/S · 2012 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K053296Mentor Aris Suprapubic Surgical KitMentor Corporation · 2005 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K221874Altis Single Incision Sling SystemColoplast A/S · 2023 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K111233Supris Retropubic Sling SystemColoplast A/S · 2011 · 3 generations on1descendant
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K011251Sparc Sling SystemAmerican Medical Systems, Inc.2001—
−2K013355Sparc Sling SystemAmerican Medical Systems, Inc.2001—
−1K031767Mentor Obtape Trans-Obturator TapeMentor Corp.2003—
0 (this device)K042851Mentor Obtape Trans-Obturator Surgical KitMentor Corp.2004—
+1K050148Mentor Aris Trans-Obturator Tape and Surgical KitMentor Corporation2005—
+2K121562Altis Single Incision Cling SystemColoplast A/S2012—
+2K053296Mentor Aris Suprapubic Surgical KitMentor Corporation2005—
+3K221874Altis Single Incision Sling SystemColoplast A/S2023—
+3K111233Supris Retropubic Sling SystemColoplast A/S2011—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200530
200610
201110
201210
202310
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K042851, 2001–2024Source: 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
*K031767Mentor Obtape Trans-Obturator Tape
Summary page 1
…l Kit is substantially equivalent in material, function, performance and design to the Mentor ObTape Trans-obturator Tape and Introducers which were cleared under 510(k) K031767. - 000012 Xo&’z,{?’/z/b Indications for Use Mentor ObTape Trans-obturator Surgical Kit is indicated for the su…
Mentor Corp.2003—

Also cleared against K031767: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (8)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K050148Mentor Aris Trans-Obturator Tape and Surgical KitMentor Corporation20057

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?

  • The line of descent spans 3 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.3 years on median.
  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K050148 (Mentor Corporation, 2005) has gone furthest, with 7 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K031767.

How does its category compare?

All OTN devices

OTN Mesh, Surgical, Synthetic, Urogynecologic, For Stress Urinary Incontinence, Retropubic Or Transobturator: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · OTN

1in 2023

2007: 22008: 32009: 22010: 52011: 42012: 12013: 52014: 12017: 12019: 12020: 12021: 32022: 22023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OTN

89in 2021

2008: 100 days median2010: 25 days median2011: 56 days median2013: 86 days median2021: 89 days median
2007high 100 (2008) · low 25 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · OTN

1in 2014

2014: 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · OTN

458in 2025

2010: 12011: 252012: 8742013: 19,0842014: 2,0632015: 3,9042016: 1,9022017: 6762018: 7372019: 2,4572020: 1,0032021: 2,6062022: 8092023: 1,0762024: 8222025: 458
2007high 19,084 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OTN, 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
20072—00
2008310000
20092—00
201052501
2011456025
20121—0874
2013586019,084
20141—12,063
20150—03,904
20160—01,902
20171—0676
20180—0737
20191—02,457
20201—01,003
202138902,606
20222—0809
20231—01,076
20240—0822
20250—0458
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Mentor ObTape Trans-obturator Surgical Kit consists of an implantable, suburethral support tape and introducers. It is indicated for the surgical treatment of all types of stress urinary incontinence (SUI), for female urinary incontinence resuiting from urethral hypermobility and/or sphincter deficiency.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K042851: Mentor Obtape Trans-Obturator Surgical Kit.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K042851

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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