# K051701: Vicryl * Mesh Bag

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ETHICON, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 29, 2005 after 97 days
- Product code: FTL (Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.3300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 4 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) VICRYL Mesh: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K191373: VICRYL Mesh (2019), 1 descendant of its own
- K201143: VICRYL Mesh (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K090688: Cook Urological Graft (2009), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
VICRYL Mesh bag may be used wherever temporary wound or solid organ support is required (kidney, liver, spleen).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051701
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology