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Recalled · 2010

Bard Large Pore Soft Mesh and Soft Mesh Preshaped

K052155510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 20, 200573-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.3300Recalls 1

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

C.R. Bard, Inc. · FTL Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric

Cleared on Oct 20, 2005 after a 73-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 21 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Oct 20, 2005
Review
73 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FTL
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

21 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2025: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2011: 3 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared20052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK052155 Bard Large Pore Soft Mesh and Soft Mesh PreshapedC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2005
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 14 of its ownK061754 Bard Composite L/P MeshDavol Inc., Sub. C. R. Bard, Inc. · 2006
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 7 of its ownK092726 Mesh GPS - Large, Small, SM, SM SmallSurgical Structures, Ltd. · 2010
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK102766 Composix L/P Mesh with Echo PS Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 5 of its ownK110820 Ventralight (TM) ST Mesh with Echo PS (TM) Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2011
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 4 of its ownK122436 Composix L/P Mesh with Echo PS Positioning System Ventralight ST…C.R. Bard, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled

Showing 5 of 21 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2006: 12008: 12009: 12010: 32011: 32012: 32013: 12015: 12017: 12018: 12020: 12022: 12023: 22025: 1
2006high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 21 · See all
  • K061754Bard Composite L/P MeshDavol Inc., Sub. C. R. Bard, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly14descendants
  • K092726Mesh GPS - Large, Small, SM, SM SmallSurgical Structures, Ltd. · 2010 · 2 generations on7descendants
  • K102766Composix L/P Mesh with Echo PS Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K110820Ventralight (TM) ST Mesh with Echo PS (TM) Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on5descendants
  • K122436Composix L/P Mesh with Echo PS Positioning System Ventralight ST Mesh with Echo PS…C.R. Bard, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on4descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K052155Bard Large Pore Soft Mesh and Soft Mesh PreshapedC.R. Bard, Inc.2005—
+1K061754Bard Composite L/P MeshDavol Inc., Sub. C. R. Bard, Inc.2006—
+2K092726Mesh GPS - Large, Small, SM, SM SmallSurgical Structures, Ltd.2010—
+2K102766Composix L/P Mesh with Echo PS Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc.20102
+3K110820Ventralight (TM) ST Mesh with Echo PS (TM) Positioning SystemC.R. Bard, Inc.2011—
+3K122436Composix L/P Mesh with Echo PS Positioning System Ventralight ST Mesh with…C.R. Bard, Inc.201215

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
200810
200910
201030
201130
201230
201310
201510
201710
201810
202010
202210
202320
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K052155, 2005–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*—Bard Mesh (Davol Inc.)
Named without a submission number
—
*—Ethicon Mersilene Polyester Fiber Mesh (Ethicon, Inc.)
Named without a submission number
—
*—Ethicon Prolene Soft Polypropylene Mesh (Ethicon, Inc.)
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (21)

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4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K061754Bard Composite L/P MeshDavol Inc., Sub. C. R. Bard, Inc.200614
K193144T-Line Hernia MeshDeep Blue Medical Advances, Inc.20203
K250098Bard Soft Mesh; Bard Soft Mesh Pre-ShapedDavol, Inc.20250
K113311TIO2MESH TMBiocer Entwicklungs GmbH20120

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Oct 15, 2010Not classifiedZ-0446-2011Process controlMislabeled: The labeled BARD Mesh Pre-shaped product code 0112700 (1.8" x 4.0"/4.5cm x 10cm), but the contents are the BARD Mesh Large Pre-shaped product code 0113700 (2.4" x 5.4"/6.0cm x 13.7cm).

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K061754 (Davol Inc., Sub. C. R. Bard, Inc., 2006) has gone furthest, with 14 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FTL devices

FTL Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FTL

6in 2025

2007: 202008: 232009: 152010: 182011: 152012: 122013: 82014: 112015: 122016: 32017: 62018: 122019: 42020: 52021: 22022: 62023: 42024: 22025: 62026 (partial year): 2
2007high 23 (2008) · low 2 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FTL

30in 2025

2007: 92 days median2008: 114 days median2009: 97 days median2010: 132 days median2011: 90 days median2012: 213 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 70 days median2015: 121 days median2016: 186 days median2017: 132 days median2018: 105 days median2019: 99 days median2020: 138 days median2022: 195 days median2023: 29 days median2025: 30 days median
2007high 213 (2012) · low 29 (2023)2026

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

Recalls per year · FTL

1in 2020

2007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 122011: 82012: 22013: 12014: 32017: 12018: 12020: 1
2007high 12 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FTL

3,487in 2025

2007: 1,7372008: 1,5692009: 1,9062010: 2,1752011: 3,6082012: 14,7002013: 26,5192014: 2,6832015: 2,5262016: 2,4172017: 3,9472018: 11,8932019: 21,7242020: 18,8192021: 16,2842022: 11,4392023: 8,0252024: 8,5652025: 3,487
2007high 26,519 (2013) · low 1,569 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FTL, 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
2007209221,737
20082311411,569
2009159711,906
201018132122,175
2011159083,608
201212213214,700
2013890126,519
2014117032,683
20151212102,526
2016318602,417
2017613213,947
201812105111,893
2019499021,724
20205138118,819
20212—016,284
20226195011,439
202342908,025
20242—08,565
202563003,487
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

Bard® Large Pore Soft Mesh is indicated for use in the reconstruction of soft tissue deficiencies, such as for the repair of hernias and chest wall defects. Bard Large Pore Soft Mesh Pre-shaped is indicated for the repair of inguinal hernia defects.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K052155: Bard Large Pore Soft Mesh and Soft Mesh Preshaped.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K052155

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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