# K173922: C-PTFETM Surgical Suture

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cp Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 26, 2018 after 90 days
- Product code: NBY (Suture, Surgical, Nonabsorbable, Expanded, Polytetraflouroethylene)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5035
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K072076 (2007). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K140415: Monotex, Riverpoint Medical (2014) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The CP Medical nonabsorbable C-PTFETM Surgical Suture is a removable, nonabsorbable surgical suture intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including dental surgical procedures. CP Medical C-PTFETM sutures are contra indicated for use in microsurgery, ophthalmic procedures, or peripheral neural tissue.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173922
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology